Louise O'Reilly
Question:1538. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of increasing funding to the Data Protection Commissioner by 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% in tabular form. [40126/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 July 2022
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The Government is committed to keeping the resourcing of the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) under on-going review to ensure that it has what it needs to effectively deliver on its objectives. There has been a year-on-year increase in funding for the DPC over the last five budgetary years reflecting the Government’s continued commitment to support it in the delivery of its national and international responsibilities. The DPC is funded under its own Vote as of 1 January 2020, the Commissioner being the Accounting Officer.
The DPC has received an allocation of €23.2 million under Budget 2022, a 22% increase on the €19.1 million that was allocated for 2021.
To assist the Deputy, the table below sets out the cost of the additional increases to its current funding allocation as requested.
|
% increase on 2022 Allocation |
Cost differential from % increase |
Revised Allocation from % increase |
|
10% |
€2,320,000 |
€25,520,000 |
|
15% |
€3,480,000 |
€26,680,000 |
|
20% |
€4,640,000 |
€27,840,000 |
|
25% |
€5,800,000 |
€29,000,000 |