John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a company (details supplied) is a suitable facility for medical assessment due to lack of wheelchair accessibility and facilities for those who have mobility issues in the premises; whether the company is GDPR compliant in granting individuals the right to request a copy of their personal data being processed by controllers, as well as other relevant information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48849/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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An Occupational Health Strategy is in place as a supportive resource for staff and leaders in schools. The aim of this strategy is to promote the health and wellbeing of employees in the workplace, with a focus primarily on prevention rather than cure. The Occupational Health Strategy comprises the Employee Assistance Service and the Occupational Health Service (OHS).

The OHS is in place to provide employers with occupational health advice in relation to employees’ (teachers, SNAs, and other specific non-teaching staff) medical fitness for work. It incorporates pre-employment health assessments, sickness absence referrals, assessments of medical fitness for work and ill health retirement assessments.

The OHS provider, contracted by the Department, is the sole recognised provider of independent medical advice for employees’ (teachers, SNAs, and other specific non-teaching staff) and employers. The current OHS provider is Medmark Occupational Healthcare Ltd.

Medmark have informed the Department that all of its premises can accommodate wheelchair access with the exception of one premise which is a ‘listed building’ and is not suitable to be modified to allow for wheelchair access. Medmark therefore has an arrangement in place with a neighbouring building in this location to readily facilitate assessments to those with mobility issues on request.

Medmark is governed by the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and has confirmed that it is committed to complying with its obligations regarding any data subject exercising his/her rights under the GDPR.