Any personal information which you provide to us will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Acts It came into force across the European Union on 25 May It replaces the previous data protection directive which has been in force since and forms the basis of our new Data Protection Irish laws Data Protection Acts In Ireland, we have introduced new legislation known as the Data Protection Act which was signed into law on 24 May The legislation confers rights on individuals in relation to the privacy of their personal data as well as responsibilities on those persons holding and processing such data.
Personal data means data relating to a person who is or can be identified either from the data itself or in conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come into, the possession of the Department.
It covers any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual. These data can be held on computers or in manual files.
You can contact our Data Protection Officer by e-mailing dataprotection enterprise. An individual can make a data protection access request by completing a Subject Access Request SAR form and sending it to:. Applications can also be sent electronically to dataprotection enterprise.
You must complete a Subject Access Request SAR form in order to request a copy of your own personal information from us. This Form must be completed in full and sent to our Data Protection Officer. For more guidance on how the provisions work in practice, you should continue to read this Guide. For most organisations, this is the part that will apply. The key provisions of this part are:. Part 3 of the DPA sets out a separate data protection regime for authorities with law enforcement functions when they are processing for law enforcement purposes.
It also applies to their processors. For more on how these provisions work in practice, read our Guide to law enforcement processing. The relevant provisions are:. For guidance on how these provisions work in practice, read our Guide to intelligence services processing which is currently being developed. Identifying the correct regime is important, as although the overall principles are similar, there are some key differences. You will need to be able to demonstrate that you are applying the correct regime.
It contains three separate data protection regimes: Part 2: sets out a general processing regime the UK GDPR ; Part 3: sets out a separate regime for law enforcement authorities; and Part 4: sets out a separate regime for the three intelligence services. The DPA also applies to information or data stored on a computer or an organised paper filing system about living people.
The Data Protection Act is important because it provides guidance and best practice rules for organisations and the government to follow on how to use personal data including:. At the heart of it are eight common sense rules known as the 'data protection principles' that all organisations collecting and using personal information are legally required to comply with. Ensuring you have the right technology, processes and people in place to handle the quality of the data that you hold was a key part of thriving under the DPA and now the GDPR.
Important activities you should consider include:. All rights reserved.
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