Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 February 2023
119. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of organisations that can be given direct access to a person’s PRSI records, without that person’s consent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7494/23]
View answerThe Department of Social Protection holds PRSI records in order to ascertain entitlement to various Social Protection schemes.
As a public sector body, the Department very rarely relies on consent to share personal data, but rather on a legal basis as provided for in Recital 43 and 45 of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679).
Section 261 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended, provides the legal basis for the Department to share data with public bodies listed in schedule 5 of the Act, including information concerning PRSI contributions. Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council allows for the sharing of data between the Department and social security organisations in other Member States.
I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
