Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
1342. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a schedule of the data sets he provides to the Department of Education on an annual basis; and if he will clarify if the data he provides is aggregated or whether it is individual records. [56731/23]
View answerMy Department shares personal data with the Department of Education in a number of situations.
Since the introduction of the GDPR, it is the policy of my Department that in instances of sharing personal data that appropriate governance arrangements are in place including data sharing agreements.
The personal data sets shared by my Department with the Department of Education are varied in nature depending on the purpose of the data sharing. In accordance with GDPR, personal data is only shared by my Department where there is an appropriate legal basis to do so. Sharing of personal data takes place in accordance with the GDPR principles including purpose limitation, data minimisation and the integrity and confidentiality principles.
A schedule of the data sets shared by my Department with the Department of Education is being collated and will be provided to the Deputy.
