Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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175. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form, the number of staff in her data protection office; if she has a specified data protection officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44721/14]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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One officer is responsible for developing and implementing data protection policy in my Department as part of a wider remit in the Corporate Governance area. This officer's duties include ensuring that data is processed in line with data protection legislation and that my Department registers all relevant details of data processing with the Data Protection Commissioner in a timely manner.

My Department is also liaising with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner on the development of a Code of Practice for the Protection of Personal Data, which will help to ensure that each staff member understands the concepts of Data Protection and is aware of their own responsibilities. I am confident that this, in turn, will assist my Department in its compliance with the Data Protection Acts.