Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I cannot accept amendment No. 27. Any data transfer between Irish Water and the Minister for Social Protection must be carried out in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, and Irish Water is required to manage all personal data in accordance with that legislation. This means ensuring that data are used only for the purpose for which they were collected and that any data collected are stored securely. Irish Water is in regular contact with and works closely with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner to ensure that the process for the capture, storage and usage of customer data is in compliance with the legislation.

More than 98% of the forms that have been returned to Irish Water were filled in as necessary. There are issues with only 2% of the forms submitted. That is the latest information from Irish Water.

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