Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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87. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, the investigation that has taken place in the National Asset Management Agency to identify incidences in which its staff have provided loan information to its borrowers showing the par value of loans and the NAMA acquisition price. [23955/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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193. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, if he will confirm that the National Asset Management Agency has provided loan information to its borrowers showing the par value of loans and the NAMA acquisition price in this specific incidence. [24098/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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194. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, the reason the National Asset Management Agency has apparently provided loan information to its borrowers showing the par value of loans and the NAMA acquisition price in this specific incidence. [24099/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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195. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, if he will outline the commercial disadvantages to which the National Asset Management Agency is exposed by providing loan information to its borrowers showing the par value of loans and the NAMA acquisition price. [24100/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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196. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, if he will confirm in each of 2010, 2011,2012 and to date in 2013, the number of possible breaches of data protection laws that have been reported by the National Asset Management Agency to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. [24101/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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197. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, if he will confirm that the National Asset Management Agency has contacted the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner about the release of loan information, the date on which NAMA contacted the ODPC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24102/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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198. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, if he will outline the safeguards that exist in the National Asset Management Agency to prevent the release of loan information to its borrowers showing the par value of loans and the NAMA acquisition price. [24103/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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199. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, if he will confirm the number of debtors to whom the National Asset Management Agency has provided loan information showing the par value of loans and the NAMA acquisition price. [24104/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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200. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, if he will confirm that the National Asset Management Agency has provided loan information, including the par value and NAMA acquisition value, to borrowers in respect of loans which do not directly relate to the borrower. [24105/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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201. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, if he will confirm the actions undertaken by the National Asset Management Agency to address the apparent provision of loan information to its borrowers showing the par value of loans and the NAMA acquisition price. [24106/13]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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202. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 8 May 2013, if he will confirm that he has confidence in the ability of the National Asset Management Agency to protect confidential loan information relating to its borrowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24107/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 87 and 193 to 202, inclusive, together.

As I stated in my response to Parliamentary Question 62 of 8 May 2012, the specifics of that matter relate to a position taken by a NAMA debtor in attempting to defend judgment proceedings taken by NAMA against him. I do not propose to comment as this relates to a matter which is within the jurisdiction of the Courts.

NAMA has legal obligations in respect of confidentiality of information under the NAMA Act 2009 and under other legislation including the Data Protection Acts. I am advised by NAMA that, in any case where there is any concern that there may have been a possible data breach, the matter is investigated in compliance with the Data Protection Commissioner’s Personal Data Security Breach Code of Practice and, where required by the Code, notified to the Data Protection Commissioner. Matters referred to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner are dealt with by that Office in accordance with its statutory remit.

I am assured by NAMA that it regards any data breach with the utmost seriousness and that it assiduously implements any actions required by the Commissioner’s Code of Practice, or recommended to it by the Commissioner in response to breach notifications, to safeguard against possible future breaches. NAMA’s primary concern is to meet its obligations under the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 to process personal data in compliance with those Acts, including taking appropriate measures to protect the security of such data. As there is a well-established statutory framework in place to deal with unauthorised data disclosures, I consider that such disclosures are best managed by the Commissioner and by NAMA within that framework.