Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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Work is ongoing on the new elicensing system referred to. It will be available in the coming weeks. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department has been in contact with the main stakeholders, and once the system is live details will be published on the NPWS website and normal social media channels.

In relation to any GDPR concerns raised, as per the Regulations, it is reasonably necessary and proportionate to seek a photograph in relation to this licence. The legal basis for the collection of this information is Article (6)(1)(e) of the General Data Protection Regulation “processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller”. As with the existing licensing system, all personal data of individual applicants remains within NPWS, and individual applicants' data is not shared with other Government Departments.