Pensions and The General Data Protection Regulation

The General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is due to be implemented on 25 May 2018 and will replace the Data Protection Directive 1995 (the "Directive") which was transposed into Irish law by the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 (the "Acts"). GDPR and the Data Protection Bill 2017 (the "Bill") (when enacted) will largely supersede the Acts.

GDPR will be legally binding in Ireland from its enforcement date (25 May 2018) and will not require implementing national legislation to be effective. The Bill (when enacted) will give further effect to GDPR and will clarify the provisions that give Member States a limited margin of flexibility. GDPR (like the Directive and the Acts) will govern the processing (i.e. handling, accessing, transferring etc.) of personal data.