Written answers

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Data Protection

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for details of all instances from 1 January 2000 to 2015 to date where legislation introduced by him or on his behalf, which is enacted and still in force, contains a provision amending the Data Protection Acts to allow for the transfer of personal or other data collected, retained and processed by the State for a particular purpose towards another specific purpose, in tabular form; the financial cost of creating and administering such databases, by case; the projected financial cost for databases not yet complete; the specific legislative provision which enabled such data transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41142/15]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy's question no legislation has been introduced by my Department that contained a provision to amend the Data Protection Acts to allow for the transfer of personal or other data collected, retained and processed by the State for a particular purpose towards another specific purpose.

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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93. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation for details of all instances from 1 January 2000 to 2015 to date where legislation introduced by him or on his behalf, which is enacted and still in force, contains a provision amending the Data Protection Acts to allow for the transfer of personal or other data collected, retained and processed by the State for a particular purpose towards another specific purpose, in tabular form; the financial cost of creating and administering such databases, by case; the projected financial cost for databases not yet complete; the specific legislative provision which enabled such data transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41140/15]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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No legislation was introduced in my Department from 1 January 2000 to date, which contains provision amending the Data Protection Acts to allow for the transfer of personal or other data collected, retained and processed by the State for a particular purpose towards another specific purpose.

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