Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the training his Department and agencies under its aegis will receive on GDPR legislation; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29852/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy’s question 300 people in my Department have received training in respect of GDPR to date with a further 265 expected to receive training before the end of the year. The following table provides details of GDPR training both from my Department and bodies under its remit.

The level and duration of training attended by staff has been determined by the requirements of their role. Most of this training took place in the first half of 2018.

Ongoing Data Protection training is envisaged across all organisations with several rolling out further into 2018.

Finally, this formal training has been complemented by other initiatives, for example:-

- Department - A briefing session for the Management Board took place in April and a number of key staff have attended conferences.

- Ombudsman - All staff received information briefing sessions on GDPR in May 2018 and a number of staff attended conferences.

- NSSO footnote - In addition to the classroom type GDPR training received within the National Shared Services Office, a data protection E-Learning Module is rolled out on a bi-annual basis. In the weeks and months leading up to GDPR go live, information bulletins were issued to all staff on a weekly basis. The NSSO has dedicated Data Protections Teams in both its HR and Payroll Shared Services functions with certified practitioners as Data Protection Compliance Officers in both operations.