Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2022
302. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of Acts or sections or other provisions of Acts for which a commencement order has yet to be signed in his Department; the reason for the delay; when commencement orders will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4766/22]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
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Title of Act or sections/provision of Act where commencement order not yet signed |
Reason for timeframe |
Planned date of signing |
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Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 |
The Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 was published in June 2018, passed in March 2019 and several sections of the legislation were immediately commenced. In July 2021, the remaining sections of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 were commenced with the exception of subsections (2), (3) of s.6. This commencement allowed for establishment of the Data Governance Board and the introduction of a comprehensive new Data Sharing and Governance Framework for the Public Service. This represents a significant development in the Government’s drive to provide transparency on the efficient use of citizen data to deliver public service. Subsections (2) and (3) of s.6 of the Act have not yet been commenced as they overlap with the Data Protection Act 2018. The reason for delaying commencement of these sections is the substantial programme of work required, including public consultation, to transition impacted public bodies, i.e. those which do not have specific enabling legislation in place, from a position of reliance on s38 of the Data Protection Act 2018 for data sharing to one of using s6 of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019. |
31st December, 2022. |
