Questions

208. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of personal-data breaches recorded by the HSE and public and voluntary hospitals for each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, nationally, by HSE health region and facility where available, broken down by breach category; the number of persons affected; the number involving health or other special-category personal data; and the number not…

1209. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health whether the payment of the €645,000 Data Protection Commission fine will impact any health service budget, staffing allocation or capital project. [64675/26]

556. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she has been notified of any data breaches or cyberattacks by section 39 organisations operating under the auspices of her Department or the HSE; and the supports that are in place to support such organisations. [48747/26]

1176. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of ongoing non-compliance with statutory data protection obligations within an organisation (details supplied), if it is currently operating with a backlog of data access requests; the reasons for such a backlog; the steps being taken to ensure that patients’ statutory rights of access to their medical records are upheld; and if she will make a …

2275. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of data breaches recorded by her Department in 2025; and the number that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner. [74898/25]

967. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify Ireland's current position on the key issues of Bolar and Regulatory Data Protection/Market Protection with regard to the European General Pharmaceutical Legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61235/25]

968. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the Government maintains its support for the proposed 8 years of Regulatory Data Protection; if the Government considers recent geopolitical developments as a relevant factor in Ireland’s approach to the revision of the package at Council level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61236/25]

2262. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of data breaches across each of the level 2, 3 and 4 hospitals that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form. [19968/25]

2263. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of data breaches in CHI that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner for each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; and the actions taken on foot of such data breaches. [19969/25]

2264. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she was made aware of any or all of the data breaches in CHI that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner for each of the years 2019 to 2025. [19970/25]

251. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when her Department officials last met with the Data Protection Commissioner to ensure the highest standards are being met by the Department, and all agencies under its remit, in terms of compliance with data protection legislation. [14443/25]

1519. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a schedule of fines issued to her Department and the HSE in respect of breaching general data protection regulations, by year, from 1 January 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will provide a breakdown by amount, year and breach criteria cited. [10812/25]

1396. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to allegations of potential data regulation breaches at a location (details supplied) due to certain remote work arrangements; and if he has sought or received any information regarding this from the institution concerned. [46662/24]