Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the advice and reassurance regarding the safety of their information that he will provide to individual beneficiaries of schemes funded or co-funded by the EU following the publication of this personal data on his Department's website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31620/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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In accordance with the requirements of Council Regulation (EC) 1290/2005, my Department is required to publish the names and address and information to amounts paid under EU funded or co-funded schemes. Addresses will be published in the form of county and the address line immediately above county as supplied by the payee to my Department. Further personal information will not be released and will be held by my Department under the highest standards of confidentiality and data security. I understand that the EU legislation was developed in consultation with the European Data Protection Commissioner. Before proceeding with the arrangements for publication, my Department also consulted with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland. I am satisfied, therefore, that the beneficiaries' have been protected under existing legislation.