Ireland · Privacy & Data Protection
The country's own data-protection regime, registration duties, and its official supervisory authority.
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Data protection follows the EU General Data Protection Regulation together with the Data Protection Act 2018, supervised by the Data Protection Commission. Ireland matters disproportionately here because many large international technology companies have their EU establishment in the state, which makes the Commission their lead supervisory authority under the one-stop-shop mechanism — so Irish decisions can reach well beyond Irish users.
- The GDPR applies with the Data Protection Act 2018 supplementing it.
- The Commission is lead supervisory authority for many multinationals under the one-stop-shop.
- That role means Irish enforcement decisions carry weight across the EU.
- Data Protection Commission (DPC)
Irish data-protection supervisory authority.
Government portals
- Revenue — Irish Tax and Customs — PPS-linked tax registration, PAYE, self-assessment and customs.
- Immigration Service Delivery — Visas, employment permits interaction, IRP registration and citizenship.
- Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment — Employment permits for non-EEA workers, including the Critical Skills permit.
- Workplace Relations Commission — Statutory employment rights, minimum wage, and complaints procedure.