Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide clarification regarding data protection regulation to police any undesirable material on a social network (details supplied) to protect specific targeted victims from unscrupulous users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20926/15]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will appreciate that I am not in a position as Minister for Justice and Equality to interpret data protection law or to provide advice in a particular case. The general position is that the Office of Data Protection Commissioner has been established under section 9 of the Data Protection Act 1988 and its statutory functions include the monitoring of implementation of data protection law, the investigation of complaints and, where appropriate, the taking of legal proceedings in the event of breaches of data protection rules. Any specific complaints should, therefore, be directed to the Office of the Commissioner.

The Commissioner publishes useful information and helpful guidance on the making of complaints and on the proper implementation of data protection standards on her Office's web site (www.dataprotection.ie). This web site also contains useful case studies which illustrate the application of data protection law in specific cases.