Department of Justice

Commissioner for Data Protection

The mission of the Data Protection Commission (“the DPC”) is “Safeguarding data protection rights by driving compliance through guidance, supervision and enforcement”. The DPC is the national independent authority in Ireland responsible for upholding the fundamental right of individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA) to have their personal data protected. Accordingly, the DPC is the Irish supervisory authority responsible for monitoring the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has applied from the 25th of May 2018. The GDPR provides for higher standards of data protection for individuals and imposes more detailed obligations on bodies in the public and private sectors that process personal data.