Research and Innovation Act 2024

Furnishing of personal data

53. (1) Subject to the Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Act 2018 , the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 and subsection (3), the Agency may furnish to recipients of funding, a Minister of the Government, the Revenue Commissioners, the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland, An tSeirbh s Oideachais, Lean naigh agus Scileanna, An t dar s and such other body (whether statutory or otherwise) which is funded wholly or partly by public moneys as the Agency considers appropriate, personal data as is necessary and proportionate which come to its attention in the course of performing its functions, and which relate to one or more of the functions of that body.

(2) Subject to the Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Act 2018 , the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 and subsection (3), bodies referred to in subsection (1) may furnish personal data which come to their attention in the course of performing their functions to the Agency.

(3) The personal data that may be furnished under subsections (1) and (2) shall be for the purpose of performing the functions of the Agency under paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (l), (n) and (o) of section 9 (1).