430. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the proportion of his Department's digital data storage held on State-owned infrastructure, on private infrastructure within the State, and on infrastructure outside the State, in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and the annual expenditure on data storage over that pe…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsData Protection
132 questions from 35 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| July 2025 | 1 |
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| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 27 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
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| April 2026 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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431. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total volume of digital data storage, in terabytes or petabytes, held or contracted by his Department and public bodies under its aegis, in each of the last 20 years. [74045/26]
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]
646. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 29 January 2026, if a copy of Tusla’s Personal Data Breach Policy and Breach Management Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and new staff guidance on reporting data breaches can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47836/26]
68. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline Ireland's position regarding Irish and EU data sovereignty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46393/26]
370. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 337 of 24 June 2025 and 492 of 18 March 2026, whether it is his Department’s position that the Government, the Department, or the Office of Government Procurement does not currently have a lawful basis under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 to col…
159. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied that the data-sharing and data-processing provisions contained in the general scheme of the Social Welfare and Other Matters Bill 2026, comply with the principles of necessity and proportionality under the GDPR and constitutional privacy protections; whether a detailed assessment or justification has been undertaken in respect of the…
160. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied that the proposed legislation in the general scheme of Social Welfare and Other Matters Bill 2026 provides sufficient transparency to social welfare recipients regarding how their personal data may be collected, shared, cross-checked, profiled or otherwise processed across State bodies; what measures are proposed to prevent "function…
161. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection the assessment that has been undertaken of international experiences where automated decision-making systems, welfare analytics or fraud detection technologies resulted in wrongful suspensions, incorrect overpayments, or discriminatory outcomes; whether consideration has been given to the potential for algorithmic bias or indirect discrimination arisin…
162. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied that the current oversight framework provides the Data Protection Commission with sufficient statutory powers and resources to effectively monitor compliance with large-scale interdepartmental welfare data-sharing arrangements; the way in which the Government intends to balance the legitimate objective of tackling welfare fraud with …
828. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has engaged with the Data Protection Commission regarding the use of ad hoc video recording by businesses for the purpose of protecting staff and defending legal claims; and whether any cross-departmental guidance is being considered. [34521/26]
457. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether, in light of the United States Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, which may allow US law enforcement authorities to seek access to data held by US-headquartered technology companies regardless of where that data is stored, his Department has assessed the potential juris…
458. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to his announcement on 5 February 2026, of the Government approval of a national electronic health record (EHR) system, whether his Department has undertaken a formal review of comparable large-scale programmes in other jurisdictions, including Northern Ireland, Denmark, Switzerland and…
459. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to his announcement on 5 February 2026 of Government approval of a national electronic health record (EHR) system, the safeguards being built into procurement contracts to protect the Exchequer from unforeseen implementation costs, change-control inflation, vendor dependency, or prolong…
870. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of data access requests that An Garda Síochána, GSOC and CAB have made to telecommunications and social media companies in the past three years and to date in 2026, under the Communications (Retention of Data) Act (as amended) 2022; the number of access requests that were approved and declined by the companies that the da…
211. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether Ireland has appointed a national competent authority, as required under the Interoperable Europe Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/903); the steps being taken to ensure Government Departments and public bodies comply with the requirements of this regulation in relation to data sharing and the rev…
217. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the safeguards that will govern the operation of the Government Digital Wallet; to detail the way in which the principle of data-minimisation will be maintained as additional public services are incorporated into the platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27527/26]
2020. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the engagements between him, his Department and the Data Protection Commission in relation to ongoing phone location data breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24440/26]
2021. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views that the Data Protection commission has enough resources, statutory powers and backing to tackle the ongoing data security and related privacy issues facing the country, particularly in the lead up to the EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24441/26]
1320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has undertaken any review of the adequacy of the current legal and regulatory framework governing the use by private sector organisations of facial biometric processing technologies for identification, verification, authentication, or database matching purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19…
1321. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether, following recent regulatory findings by the Data Protection Commission concerning the use of facial matching technology by public bodies, his Department has examined whether additional statutory safeguards, codes of practice, or legislative clarification are required in relation to the use of facial biometric technologies by …
1322. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has engaged with the Data Protection Commission regarding the use of facial image capture or facial biometric processing technologies by private sector organisations, including financial institutions and retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19600/26]
1323. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will consider the introduction of policy measures or legislation to ensure that, where private sector organisations deploy facial biometric technologies, individuals are provided with clear prior information, meaningful choice including a non-biometric alternative where appropriate, and accessible complaint and redress mech…