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FOI Request 19/342


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FOI Request 19/342

Request

In parliamentary questions numbers 110 of 5 November 2019 and 87 of 13 November 2019 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the following questions:

110. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Departments that have access to data and photographs contained in the Passport Service data sets; the purpose for which each Department is using data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44827/19]

87. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 5 November 2019, the number of instances in the past 20 years to date data (details supplied) was accessed by An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces, the Airport Police Service and other public authorities; the number of complaints lodged by Irish passport holders regarding the access of the data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46852/19]

This is a FOI request for all records relating to the answering of these questions.

Date

November 25, 2019

Replied

December 19, 2019

Reply 19/342