Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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94. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the preparedness of his Department in the context of the incoming general data protection regulation, GDPR, EU 2016/679; if staff in his Department have undertaken or been offered specific training and-or briefing in respect of the GDPR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7643/18]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Defence has begun preparations to ensure compliance and accountability with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  As part of these preparations a Data Protection Officer has been appointed and a Working Group with representatives across all branches of the Department has been established.  The Working Group is overseen by a newly established Data Protection Steering Committee.  The Department is currently engaged in a data mapping exercise and a review of data protection policies.  A number of staff have undertaken GDPR training to date and further GDPR training will be rolled out across the Department between late February and April 2018.