Written answers

Wednesday, 13 November 2019

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Departmental Data

Photo of Thomas ByrneThomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department retains data regarding to the free travel pass in relation to individual journeys undertaken; and the length of time such data is retained. [46806/19]

Photo of Thomas ByrneThomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is possible for her Department to identify a person who has taken a single journey on the free travel pass; and if so, if information is shared with transport providers in relation same including but not limited to in the context of fare evasion. [46807/19]

Photo of Thomas ByrneThomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time data is retained in all contexts in relation to the free travel pass; and if there is a policy in relation to the free travel pass and data retention. [46808/19]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 to 223, inclusive, together.

No personal data is collected when  the  free travel pass is used by an individual of  journeys undertaken.

Free travel pass usage data, received by my Department, verifies that a person’s Free Travel Pass was used at a particular time and date on an ITS enabled vehicle.  This data is non-identifying and does not provide journey duration or fare collected. 

Free travel pass usage data is retained by my Department for 13 months.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Photo of Thomas ByrneThomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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224. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has information sharing agreements with Irish Rail or other public transport providers. [46809/19]

Photo of Thomas ByrneThomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has information sharing agreements with the National Transport Authority or the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. [46810/19]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 225 together.

As no personal identifying data is shared by my Department with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; the National Transport Authority; Irish rail; or other public transport providers, information sharing agreements are not needed.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Photo of Thomas ByrneThomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of times her Department has shared personal identifying information with transport providers including Irish Rail in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [46811/19]

Photo of Thomas ByrneThomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of times her Department has shared personal identifying information with the National Transport Authority in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [46812/19]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together.

No personal identifying data is shared by my Department with the National Transport Authority, Irish Rail or other transport providers as part of the operation of the Free trade scheme.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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