Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
881. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a schedule of the data sets she provides to the forward planning unit of the Department of Education on an annual basis; and if she will clarify if the data she provides is aggregated or whether it is individual records. [56730/23]
View answerThe Department shares data on children aged 0 to 5-years-old with the Forward Planning Unit of the Department of Education on an annual basis to assist that Department in its role of planning and providing school places across geographical areas. This is achieved by aggregating this data geographically. The legal basis for the Department to share data with the Department of Education is Section 266 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 along with Section 6 and Section 7 of the Education Act, 1998.
The data shared includes address information, date of birth and a unique identifier.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
