Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2024
617. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there has been an update on details relating to a person’s time in mother and baby home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24918/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 28 February 2021, with the dissolution of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, my Department became the data controller for all the personal data contained in the records and databases that transferred from the Commission.
My Department is responsible for fulfilling data subject rights, including the right of access to personal data. I am very mindful of the importance to people who were born in Mother and Baby Homes of access to their personal data. I continue to be committed to vindicating the rights of each data subject in respect of their personal data and my Department is committed to meeting its obligations as a data controller when dealing with Subject Access Requests (SARs). Responses are provided to individuals on a case by case basis in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Records and databases transferred to my Department were compiled by the Commission of Investigation over a 6 year period from 2015 to 2021. While the majority of records have been catalogued at this time, the residual cataloguing is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. As records are catalogued, personal data relating to individuals is provided to them as advised in correspondence relating to their SAR. My officials have contacted the individual directly in relation to the matter.
