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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024

Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Questions (707)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

707. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of the personal and/or person-specific data sets her Department holds that have been provided and/or shared with other Departments and/or Ministers and/or State bodies and/or agencies and/or local authorities in the past 20 years to date; if she will clarify if the transfer of data and/or records was in aggregated form or on an individual basis; and the reason the data and/or records were provided. [57220/23]

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My Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. Details of personal and/or person-specific data sets held by my Department that have been shared with external public sector bodies in the period since then are outlined in the following table.

The sharing of data sets by my Department is carried out in accordance with the provisions of data protection legislation. I am advised that the sharing of data is limited and processed in a manner that is compatible with data protection legislation.

Data Sets

Shared With

Shared on Aggregated or Individual basis?

Reason for Sharing Data Sets

Supplier Personal Data

Department of Justice Financial Shared Services Centre (DOJ FSS*)

Individual

Payment of invoices

Grantee Personal Data

Department of Justice Financial Shared Services Centre (DOJ FSS)

Individual

Payment of grants

Supplier Personal Data

Revenue Commissioners (via DOJ FSS)

Individual

Returns / reports as required by legislation

Grantee Personal Data

Revenue Commissioners (via DOJ FSS)

Individual

Returns / reports as required by legislation

D/TCAGSM Employee Personal Data

National Shared Services Office

Individual

Compliance with the National Shared Services Act

D/TCAGSM Employee Personal Data

Other Government Departments

Individual

Transfer of Functions from Minister/Department to another Minister / Department and to rename Department under section 6 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939

D/TCAGSM Employee Personal Data

Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform

Individual

Management of Sick Leave

D/TCAGSM Employee Personal Data

Public Appointments Service

Individual

Recruitment Process Information

State Board Membership Details

Public Appointments Service

Individual

For publication on State Boards.ie

Decade of Centenaries Programme Stakeholder Personal Data

Other Government Departments and State bodies

Aggregated

For the purposes of issuing invitations to State events and other Decade of Centenaries events

Night-Time Economy Stakeholder Personal Data

Other Public Bodies

Aggregated

For the purposes of issuing invitations to relevant sectoral events

Event Invitee Personal Data

Department of the Taoiseach

Individual

To develop an invite list for the Shared Island Arts & Culture Dialogue event held on 13th October 2022, of which the Department of the Taoiseach were joint organisers

Applicant Personal Data

Department of Education

Aggregated

To grant Irish colleges recognition under Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge, where sought

Applicant Personal Data

Comhchoiste Náisiúnta na gColáistí Samhraidh

Aggregated

To facilitate Garda Vetting in accordance with child protection obligations under Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge

Event Attendee Personal Data

Farmleigh House (Operated by the Office of Public Works)

Individual

A list of attendees is required for entry to events at Farmleigh House

 * Department of Justice Financial Shared Services

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