Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

To answer the Deputy directly, the Department is consulting with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and once this evaluation is complete, the Department will issue an updated circular on the POD. One issue is the one I already have stated publicly I would reconsider, namely, the length of time the data are held. It is one of the issues under consideration.

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