Frank O'Rourke (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has a specific data protection officer in place; if that position is exclusive or if the position holder has other duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26876/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has a Data Protection Officer. That official has other duties in addition to being the principal point of contact within my Department on data protection matters.

My Department is committed to meeting its obligations under data protection legislation and to operating in line with all relevant guidelines and best practice in this area. Guidelines on the security of personal and other confidential data have been made available to staff. A policy is also in place outlining the approach to be followed in the event of an information/data breach and to minimise the risk of any such breach.