Privacy Policy

Data Protection

The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (DOJ) is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of all individuals in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, 2016/679 (GDPR) as given further effect in Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.

The Department’s Data Protection Policy sets out how DOJ secures and manages personal data in accordance with the Principles of GDPR. It can be viewed by clicking on the following link – Department of Justice Data Protection Policy. The Policy also explains how you can request access to your personal data.

The Data Protection Officer for the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is Ms Tara Storey.

Any data protection queries relating to personal data held by the Office of the Independent Examiner of Security Legislation should be directed to the Department’s Data Protection Support and Compliance Office (DPSCO).  The DSPCO can be contacted by phone on 01-6028601 or by e-mail to [email protected].

Website Privacy Statement

This privacy statement explains how the International Protection Office collects and uses information about you, based on your visits to this website. You also have a right to obtain information about you kept by the International Protection Office. This is explained in our Data Protection Policy referenced above.

How we collect & use personal information
International Protection Office does not collect any personal information about you on this website, apart from the information which you volunteer by sending us an email or completing our online feedback form.

Your personal information, submitted in this way, will be collected, used and stored to respond to your request or otherwise address the subject matter of your mail. It may also be used to compile statistics.

Your personal information will not be used for any other purpose and will not be released to any third party.

Accessing Your Personal Data – Subject Access Request

Among the rights conferred by the GDPR on ‘data subjects’ is the right to obtain a copy of their personal data which is being processed by the Office of the Independent Examiner of Security Legislation. In order for the Department to identify and locate the personal data sought, you should complete and return our Subject Access Request Form (SAR) ensuring that you provide, in so far as is possible, details of your interaction with our various Offices and Divisions, as well as any specific identifiers (e.g. any previous addresses, date of birth, reference number from previous contact with the Department etc.).

In addition, as we need to verify the identity of anyone making a Subject Access Request, you will need to provide us with specific forms of identification (details contained in the SAR form). Your Subject Access Request will be responded to within one month of the date of receipt or, where difficulty arises in the verification of your identity, within one month of identity verification.

To make a Subject Access Request please complete this form Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Subject Access Request Form (MSWord) and return it by email to [email protected] or alternatively by post to:

Data Protection Support & Compliance Office
Department of Justice
51 St Stephen’s Green
Dublin 2
D02 HK52.