Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2021
602. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 6 May 2021, if he will confirm that the audio and transcript record of interviews will be released to those making a subject access request for all personal data relating to the archive held by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26160/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 28 February, with the dissolution of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (‘the Department’) became the data controller for all the personal data contained in the records and databases (including those of the Confidential Committee) that transferred from the Commission.
Everyone has the right to access their own personal data and can make a subject access request to my Department in respect of their own personal information. Former residents of Mother and Baby Homes can now make a Subject Access Request (SAR) to my Department for access to their record including the audio recordings and transcript records of the interviews. Subject access requests must be individually considered and in providing each person with a copy of their personal data, consideration must be given to the overarching principle that the release of personal data must not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others. My Department, as a data controller, is responding to each data subject in accordance with its GDPR obligations.
