Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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229. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a data protection impact assessment has been carried out regarding the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30378/20]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) has been conducted by my Department pursuant to Article 6(4) of the General Data Protection Guidelines, in relation to the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020.

A DPIA is considered best practice, and has been carried out by my Department in order to identify, address and mitigate potential data protection considerations associated with the changes proposed by the Bill, which is a requirement given the nature of the data involved and the context of the processing. The DPIA has been shared with the Data Protection Commission.

The DPIA is a live process, and on-going updating of the document will be required until such time as the Bill completes its legislative journey through the Houses. Tusla will also be conducting a parallel DPIA process as part of its due diligence exercise in preparation for receipt of the database and related records under the proposed legislation. This latter DPIA will be focused on the operational aspects arising from the Bill.