Civil Registration Act 2004
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Power of Ard-Chláraitheoir to give information to others. |
66.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2003 or any other enactment, an tArd-Chláraitheoir may, after consultation with the Minister and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, give such information as may be prescribed in relation to births, marriages, decrees of divorce, or decrees of nullity, registered under this Act or under any of the repealed enactments to— | |
(a) the Minister for Defence for the purpose of— | ||
(i) the administration of schemes under the Defence Forces (Pensions) Acts 1932 to 1975, or | ||
(ii) the administration of the Army Pensions Acts 1923 to 1980, | ||
(b) the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for the purpose of registration in a register under the Electoral Act 1992 , | ||
(c) the Minister for Foreign Affairs for the purpose of— | ||
(i) determining entitlements to passports, or | ||
(ii) verifying the identity of persons applying for or holding passports, | ||
(d) the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for the purpose of determining the immigration or citizenship status of persons, | ||
(e) the Minister for Social and Family Affairs for the purpose of— | ||
(i) determining entitlement to, or control of, benefit under the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 1993 , or | ||
(ii) section 223 of that Act, | ||
(f) the Minister for Transport for the purpose of the grant of driving licences and provisional licences under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1961 , | ||
(g) the Minister for the purpose of the enforcement of regulations under section 31 of the Health Act 1947 and the Minister or a health board, hospital or other body or agency participating in any cancer screening programme (including any programme of breast or cervical cancer screening) authorised by the Minister, for the purpose of compiling and maintaining a record of the names, addresses and relevant dates of persons who, for public health reasons, may be invited to participate in any such programme, | ||
(h) the Revenue Commissioners for the purpose of the administration of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 , the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 and the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 , | ||
(i) a health board for the purpose of determining entitlement to a service provided for, by or under section 45 , 58 , 59 or 61 of the Health Act 1970 , and | ||
(j) a housing authority (within the meaning of the Housing Act 1966 ) for the purpose of— | ||
(i) the determination of entitlement to houses or grants under the Housing Acts 1966 to 2002, | ||
(ii) the determination of a rent or other payment under section 58 of the Housing Act 1966 , or | ||
(iii) the preparation of a housing strategy under the Planning and Development Act 2000 . | ||
(2) In this section “information” means personal data (within the meaning of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003) and information extracted from such data. |