Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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315. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Question No. 1678 of 11 September 2017, if each person, who may potentially be named in a fax, signs a document stating that they understand the risks and agree to their details being sent via fax by Tusla; if these consent forms are retained by Tusla; if each person who may be named in a fax, including minors, receives a full explanation in language they can understand of the risks of their data being sent by fax; and if she will provide a copy of Tusla's policy document for front-line workers in regard to their obligations to explain to service users the risks of data being transmitted via fax. [2411/18]

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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316. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1678 of 11 September 2017, if a consultancy (details supplied), which recently completed a risk report for Tusla, audited compliance with each of the steps put forward by Tusla to maintain security and confidentiality when transmitting personal information by fax outlined in that reply; and if so, the compliance rates with each step found by the company. [2412/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 315 and 316 together.

I have requested the required information from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, in order to respond to this question. I will forward this information to the Deputy when it has been received.

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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317. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Question No. 1678 of 11 September 2017, if the attention of Tusla was drawn to a consultancy's (details supplied) recommendations in regard to its use of fax machines being reduced and kept to a minimum when the response issued; and if so, the reason no reference to same was provided in the response to that question. [2413/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The matter raised by the Deputy relates to the operations of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, and its policies in relation to same, I have asked Tusla to supply the relevant information to the Deputy directly.

Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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318. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a report prepared by a company (details supplied) in regard to data protection issues in Tusla is available; and if so, if she will provide a copy of same. [2414/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The matter raised by the Deputy relates to the operations of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, and its policies in relation to same, I have asked Tusla to supply the relevant information to the Deputy directly.