Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the staffing complement and resources of her Department's data protection officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31494/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection attaches a high importance to data protection in line with the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. A Data Protection Officer (DPO) has been appointed at the level of Principal Officer. The DPO leads a team of eleven officers.

My Department also has a Business Information Security Unit which deals with data protection and the security of the Department’s information. This section is headed by a Principal Officer who leads a team of 5 officers.