My Department has a dedicated Data Protection Unit in place since November 2015, which has been, inter alia, promoting Data Protection (DP) and GDPR awareness since its inception. This Unit has been actively informing staff of their obligations under the various Data Protection legislations using a judicious mix of internal resources (such as, eLearning tools, seminars and targeted sectorial Data Protection talks) and external companies.
My Department’s Learning and Development Unit has procured courses in Data Protection since 2016. Two companies have provided general Data Protection training to staff, via a tender process, Irish Computer Society & All One Corporate Solutions. This training is on-going and has been in place since 2016.
The breakdown of the various Data Protection external companies utilised by the Department (including related DP conferences) and their associated costs are outlined as follows.
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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CMG Training & Events
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€424
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€730
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€1,671
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IPA
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€810
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All One Corporate Solutions
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€400
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€13,750
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€8,700
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Law Society of Ireland
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€1,400
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€95
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Irish Computer Society
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€4,600
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€12,650
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SOAS University of London
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€5,814
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Happening Conference & Events Ltd
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€1,425
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IAAP
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€2,000
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Irish Academy of Computer Training
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€880
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PDP Training/Conferences
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* €35,920
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€2,735
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Public Affairs Ireland
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€2,200
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€13,048
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€51,220
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€22,356
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€9,580
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* 47 staff attending Data Protection Conference