Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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197. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that US government institutions such as the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice store data in Ireland as part of their redundancy strategy. [46915/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has no role in monitoring or regulating data hosted in data centres in Ireland.

The protection of data in Ireland is underpinned by a framework of EU and domestic regulation including the GDPR, the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019, and the European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services) (Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011. Work is ongoing at EU and domestic level to update and enhance regulatory oversight and protection of personal data in line with advancements in technology and the digital environment.