Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 July 2018
561. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the changes she has made to allow access by persons to their own data held by her Department and bodies under its aegis following the introduction of GDPR; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31470/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of individuals in accordance with both European Union and Irish data protection legislation. The Department is required to lawfully & fairly process personal data about employees, customers, suppliers and other individuals in order to achieve its mission and functions.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25 May 2018. The Regulation and the Data Protection Acts confer rights on individuals in relation to the privacy of their personal data as well as responsibilities on those persons holding and processing such data.
The Department has data protection and information security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines in place governing the use of its computer systems and customer data. This includes the right of all customers to access their data by way of a subject access request. Such requests can be made directly to the Department in writing or by email to the Data Protection Officer and an individual can request copies of all data collected and stored by this Department. All such requests will in normal circumstances be processed and dealt within 30 days.
