568. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if he will provide a schedule of fines issued to her Department 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. [10809/25]
Topics / Data Protection
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsData Protection
132 questions from 35 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| January 2026 | 27 |
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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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997. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a schedule of fines issued to his Department in respect of breaching general data protection regulations, by year, from 1 January 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will provide a breakdown by amount, year and breach criteria cited. [10808/25]
1099. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a schedule of fines issued to his Department and the Irish Immigration Service in respect of breaching general data protection, by year, from 1 January 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will provide a breakdown by amount, year and breach criteria cited [10813/25]
1446. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a data protection issue at an agency under her Department’s remit has been brought to her attention (details supplied); the steps taken by this agency and her Department to ensure that the GDPR is correctly enforced and that no conflict of interest issues arise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [127…
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]
630. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the timetable and recruitment plans for the third, empty seat on Ireland’s Data Protection Commission; and his Department’s plans to ensure that on this occasion the role as advertised is attractive to leading international expertise. [7169/25]
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]