Privacy Policy
Data Protection
The Department of Justice (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 is Ms Tara Storey.
Any data protection queries relating to personal data held by the International Protection Office 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.
Service of legal documents electronically
Applicants for international protection are required to provide personal data which may be shared within Immigration Service Delivery and other government departments as permitted by law. Click here for our DOJ Data Protection Policy and IPO GDPR Privacy Statement.
By consenting to allow the IPO and Immigration Service Delivery communicate with you by email, you will receive all official documents relating to your immigration application and immigration status, including recommendations and decisions that affect your case by email. It is your responsibility to check your email and take any action required.
The use of electronic communications for the service of legal documents is in accordance with Section 6 of the Immigration Act, 1999, Section 18 of the Immigration Act 2004 and Section 5 of the International Protection Act 2015, as amended by the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023.
Right to withdraw consent
You have the right to withdraw your consent to the use of electronic communications at any time. This will not affect the processing of your application. Please contact [email protected].
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 International Protection Office, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, Department of Justice. 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 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.