LAW AND THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY
1 Legislative framework
Summarise the legislative framework for the protection
of personally identifiable information (PII). Does your
jurisdiction have a dedicated data protection law? Have any
international instruments on privacy or data protection been
adopted in your jurisdiction?
The data protection regime in Ireland is governed by the Data
Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 (the DPA). The DPA transpose European
Directive 95/46/EC on data protection into Irish law.
As well as conferring rights on individuals, the DPA also place
obligations on those who collect and process personal data.
'Personal data' is defined as any information relating to a
living individual identifiable from that data (or from a
combination of that data and other information which the data
controller is in possession of or is likely to come into possession
of).
