Martin Kenny
Ceist:711. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of GDPR and data protection training for at least two members of An Garda Síochána per district headquarters. [34052/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 28 June 2022
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Freagraí scríofa
I have contacted the Garda authorities for the information requested by the Deputy, however this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once this information is to hand.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 711 of 26 June 2022 where you asked:
‘the estimated cost of GDPR and data protection training for at least two members of An Garda Síochána per district headquarters.
As you will recall, I sought the information you requested and undertook to contact you again once the information was to hand.
As you will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) for the management and administration of Garda business, including the recruitment and training of Garda members and staff. As Minister I play no role in these independent functions.
The Garda authorities have informed me that it is difficult to provide one estimate to the question given the variety of learning options, both internal and external, available.
The duration and format are significant factors in the costing of any proposed training course. Some other factors that will impact costing include:
- The number of members partaking,
- The number of Garda Districts involved,
- The number of days training,
- Subsistence costs,
- Extraction cost (cover for members partaking using overtime),
- Cost of external providers,
- Cost of regional venues,
- Cost of Garda instructors, etc.
Whilst the Garda College does not currently provide a GDPR and data protection training course for members in Districts, I am advised that external training provided in this area, which is incorporated into the 2022 Garda training plan, includes an Advanced Diploma in Data Protection, a bespoke Data Protection in Law Enforcement course and specialist courses in Data Protection Audits and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
Internal training and awareness raising is also provided by the An Garda Síochána Data Protection Unit, including an overview of key elements of Data Protection legislation incorporated as part of development courses available on the Garda College Learner Management System (LMS).