DATA Protection

  • DATA Protection

    Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) application form

  • Request for access to Personal Data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Acts 1988-2018

    Notes: To respond to your request for personal data, you will need to provide us with the following:

    1.  A copy of a photographic ID (Passport/Drivers licence/Public Service Card), which needs to be stamped/certified by:
    1. your local Garda Station (free service),  or
    2. a Solicitor / Commissioner for Oaths (which may involve a fee), or
    3. Peace Commissioner

    Please note, the person certifying your photographic identification must state their full name and occupation and stamp, sign and date the photocopy of the document concerned. The certified photographic identification must be witnessed within the last 6 months. 

    2. If another person is acting on your behalf, you as the data subject will

    1. need to state this very clearly in writing giving your written consent to this arrangement.
    2. the person acting on your behalf will also be required to submit certified photographic identification as outlined above in point number 1

    Where a request is clearly unfounded, excessive, of a repetitive nature or where more than one copy of the data is sought, a fee may apply.

    Data Retention

    The Adoption Authority will only keep a copy of documents/photographic identification submitted by you until your subject access request has been fully processed and issued to you and all relevant review or appeal procedure timelines have expired.

    Completing this Form

    To assist the Adoption Authority in locating your personal data, please complete the form below, to the best of your ability. Please include details of any interaction you may have had with the Authority, the relevant time within which this interaction occurred and any reference number(s) related to you. Also mention which department/area of the Adoption Authority you believe holds records relating to you i.e. domestic adoption, inter country adoption, social work, research, corporate services and or human resources.

    * it is not mandatory to provide all of this information, however, provide as much informtion as is required to allow us to identify your personal data and to communicate with you. 

    A list of institutions in available here

  • Part 1 - Contact Details

    Please note we may contact you by phone to confirm your contact details in advance of sending correspondence to you.
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  • Part 2 - Details of Data Subject (Your Details)

    If your request relates to the area of Information and Records, please complete the relevant section below.

  • Adopted person

    Please complete the section below
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  • Birth Mother

    Please complete the section below
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  • Birth Father

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  • Adoptive Parent

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  • Acting on Behalf of a Data Subject

    You must have the data subjects consent in writing or enduring power of attorney to progress with this application. You can upload necessary proofs in section 3.
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  • Part 3 - Declaration

    I declare that all the details I have provided in this form are true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
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  • Part 4 - Checklist

  • Our Privacy statement

    THE ADOPTION AUTHORITY OF IRELAND WILL TREAT ALL INFORMATION AND PERSONAL DATA THAT YOU PROVIDE AS CONFIDENTIAL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION AND DATA PROTECTION LEGISLATION.

     

    Further information on Data Protection can be found on the website of the Data Protection Commissioner www.dataprotection.ie

     

     

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