PQ 183
183. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued guidance, instructions, policies, protocols, circulars or other documents to schools concerning the transmission, sharing, storage, retention, disclosure or other processing of students' personal data and special category personal data, including diagnostic, disability-related, psychological and medical information; whether any such guidance addresses the use of personal email accounts, rather than school-managed or institutional email systems, by Board of Management members or school staff when conducting school or Board of Management business; the safeguards, security measures, access controls, confidentiality requirements and retention arrangements schools are expected to apply where student records or special category personal data are transmitted, accessed, stored or retained through such accounts or on associated personal devices; whether copies of any such guidance will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48213/26]
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183. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued guidance, instructions, policies, protocols, circulars or other documents to schools concerning the transmission, sharing, storage, retention, disclosure or other processing of students' personal data and special category personal data, including diagnostic, disability-related, psychological and medical information; whether any such guidance addresses the use of personal email accounts, rather than school-managed or institutional email systems, by Board of Management members or school staff when conducting school or Board of Management business; the safeguards, security measures, access controls, confidentiality requirements and retention arrangements schools are expected to apply where student records or special category personal data are transmitted, accessed, stored or retained through such accounts or on associated personal devices; whether copies of any such guidance will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48213/26]
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