Data Protection in Revenue
The Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 confer rights on individuals in regard to the privacy of their personal data as well as responsibilities on those persons holding and processing such data.
Revenue is subject to both of these Acts. The Data Protection Acts set out the rights of individuals and also the responsibilities of those, including Revenue, who hold the data. Revenue holds data on all taxpayers. This data can be either personal data or non-personal data. Personal data for Data Protection purposes refers to data of a living individual. This data can be held on computers or in manual files. The person in Revenue with responsibility for meeting our obligations under the Acts is called the Data Controller.
The Data Protection Commissioner's Website offers an explanation of the rights and responsibilities under the Data Protection Acts (http://www.dataprotection.ie)
and information is also available from the Data Protection Commissioner's Office at:
Canal House
Station Road
Portarlington
Co. Laois.
You can contact the Data Protection Commissioner's Office by email (info@dataprotection.ie)or by phone
Lo Call 1890 25 22 31.
Report of the Data Protection Commissioner on Data Protection in Revenue