Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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279. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications made by Departments for data-sharing purposes under the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62571/21]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, the first parts of the Data Sharing and Governance Act were commenced in 2019 and additional sections have commenced recently.

The Act is changing how Public Bodies share data and requires a comprehensive data sharing and governance framework. The guidance on new procedures have now been published and these will support Public Bodies to share personal data in a transparent and governed way under the new legislation.

There haven't been any applications made to the Data Governance Board thus far. However, the first applications are expected in Q1 next year .