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Freedom of Information Disclosure Log 2017

Office of the Data Protection Commissioner

Freedom of Information Requests for Non-Personal Information Received and Completed during the period 1 January 2017 to 31^st December 2017

Date of Request	Requester Category	Request	Decision Made	Date of Reply
26/1/2017	Interest Group	‘We wish to request Commissioner Dixon's diary covering 2015 to 2017.’	Partial Granted. Exemptions applied; Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope) and 37(1)	22/2/2017
9/2/2017	Journalist	‘A list of external legal practitioners (solicitors/law firms and barristers) paid in 2015 for services carried out on behalf of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, including the name of the practitioner, the sum paid and, where possible, a general description of the work carried out. A list of external legal practitioners (solicitors/law firms and barristers) paid in 2016 for services carried out on behalf of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, including the name of the practitioner, the sum paid and, where possible, a general description of the work carried out.’	Response issued outside the FOI process	23/2/2017
9/2/2017	Other	‘Access the court records for your case currently before the High Court, case number 2016/4809P.	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	1/3/2017
2/3/2017	Other	‘All reports, correspondence (including email and letters), and memorandum on the Privacy Shield framework. The date range for this request is from October 1, 2015 to March 1, 2017.’	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	16/3/2017
13/3/2017	Other	‘Request the release of all correspondence between your office and Dublin City Council relating to the installation of anti-littering CCTV images at Frankfort Cottages last year.’	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	16/3/2017
14/3/2017	Other	'A copy of the Data Protection Commissioner's FOI "publication scheme"	Granted	16/3/2017
15/3/2017	Journalist	'All audits of state bodies' use of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 from passage of the act to date.'	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	23/3/2017
14/4/2017	Interest Group	‘Please provide copies of all non-personal requests requests referred to in the table on page 40 of the 2016 annual report. We note that this information is required to be published in the ODPC FOI disclosure log which appears to be empty at the moment.’	Granted	21/4/2017

Date of Request	Requester Category	Request	Decision Made	Date of Reply
4/5/2017	Journalist	‘The number of cases involving staff working in government departments/ State bodies who have breached data protection laws to look up personal information about people known to them personally. This would include the name of the Department/ State body, and the number of incidents in each of the past five years. I am also seeking the type of information accessed by each individual in each case in the past five years. Please specify whether any sanctions were imposed on the individual or employer as a result of each data breach’.	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope). Additional background information provided.	12/5/2017
8/5/2017	Journalist	'All correspondence between the Commissioner or her staff and the Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald or her department relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. The time period should cover the period of July 1, 2016 to May 8, 2017'.	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope).	12/5/2017
8/5/2017	Journalist	All correspondence between the Commissioner or her staff and Facebook relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. All submissions made to the Commissioner by Facebook relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. The time period should cover the period of July 1, 2016 to May 8, 2017.'	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope).	12/5/2017
8/5/2017	Journalist	All correspondence between the Commissioner or her staff and Whatsapp relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. All submissions made to the Commissioner by Whatsapp relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. The time period should cover the period of July 1, 2016 to May 8, 2017.'	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope).	12/5/2017
8/5/2017	Journalist	'All correspondence between the Commissioner or her staff and Viber relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. All submissions made to the Commissioner by Viber relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. The time period should cover the period of July 1, 2016 to May 8, 2017.	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope).	12/5/2017
8/5/2017	Journalist	'All correspondence between the Commissioner or her staff and Yahoo relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. All submissions made to the Commissioner by Yahoo relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. The time period should cover the period of July 1, 2016 to May 8, 2017'.	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope).	12/5/2017
8/5/2017	Journalist	‘All correspondence between the Commissioner or her staff and Google relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. All submissions made to the Commissioner by Google relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. The time period should cover the period of July 1, 2016 to May 8, 2017.'	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope).	12/5/2017
8/5/2017	Journalist	'All correspondence between the Commissioner or her staff and Microsoft relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. All submissions made to the Commissioner by Microsoft relating to the law on investigatory powers in relation to electronic communications. The time period should cover the period of July 1, 2016 to May 8, 2017.'	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope).	12/5/2017
15/5/2017	Other	‘Under the FOI Act the records pertaining to any investigation of the Orb Screen system, including but not limited to examination of the source code being used, packet sniffing analysis of the system in action, or any other applicable audits. I understand that case files are not covered by the FOI Act within the DPC, I am seeking the administrative records showing how long was spent on these audits, how many people worked on them and what their qualifications were, how much the investigation cost, and other relevant information’.	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope). Additional background information provided.	19/5/2017
18/5/2017	Journalist	The number of incidents of computer based fraud attacks against the office of the DPC in each of the past five years. I am seeking details as to the nature of each attack in each of the past five years. All details concerning any monies stolen by cyber criminals from bank accounts connected with the DPC, arising from each attack in each of the past ten years. All details concerning any sensitive data stolen arising from each cyber-attack in each of the past five years. This would include details in relation to the type of data stolen in each case, and whether the data was subsequently recovered.	Refused, information not available.	31/5/2017
7/6/2017	Other	‘For all records and documents outlining and detailing how the Data Protection Office and officials of the Data Protection Office deal with submissions to the office from members of the public and requests by members of the public inquiry into breaches or alleged breaches of the Data Protection Acts’	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope). Additional background information provided. Internal review requested. Original decision upheld.	22/6/2017 31/7/2017
20/6/2017	Other	‘How many cases that predate January 1 2015 remain unresolved in relation to right of access requests?’	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope).	22/6/2017
30/6/2017	Other	‘A list of organisations that have PO box numbers’.	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	6/7/2017
25/7/2017	Other	"Average toile to process a complaint under Section 4 of the Data Protection Act for the years 2015, 2016 and thus far 2017. "	Refused under Section 15(1)(a) Internal review requested. Original decision upheld.	9/8/2017 18/8/2017
21/8/2017	Journalist	The number of complaints regarding Facebook and WhatsApp sent to the DPC between 1 January and 31 July 2017 (two separate figures please) The number of queries about Facebook and WhatsApp sent to the DPC between 1 January and 31 July 2017 (two separate figures please) The number of overall complaints sent to the DPC between 1 January and 31 July 2017 20 pieces of complaints sent by the public about Facebook privacy issues to the DPC between 1 Jan - 31 July 2017 20 pieces of complaints sent by the public about WhatsApp privacy issues to the DPC between 1 Jan - 31 July 2017.	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope). Additional background information provided.	1/9/2017
30/8/2017	Journalist	‘Transcripts of any correspondence this year between your office and the office of the Department of Social Protection, and your office and that of the Minister for Social Protection regarding the requirement to use a Public Services Card to claim welfare payments.’	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope). Additional background information provided.	1/9/2017
26/9/2017	Journalist	The number of complaints regarding Google or Gmail sent to the DPC between 1 January and 31 August 2017 (two separate figures please) All complaints about Google privacy issues to the DPC between 1 January - 31 August 2017 Total number of complaints about privacy issues sent to the DPC between 1 January - 31 August 2017.	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	11/10/2017
17/10/2017	Other	“SLM (Company number: 585955) are a digital marketing company established in the Republic of Ireland collecting and processing data and are required by law to register with the Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland. I have run a search on the public register on the Data Protection Commissioners website but I am unable to find any reference to this company having registered with the Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland. For that purpose, Could the Data Protection Commissioner please confirm if SLM (company number: 58595) have registerred with the Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland. Please accept this as a request under the Freedom of Information Acts.”	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	26/10/2017
13/11/2017	Other	“Could you advise if the delay in making a determination is due to a resourcing issue?, if so please advise of the number of cases currently backlogs/queued for determination.”	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	17/11/2017
16/11/2017	Other	“A copy of all complaints, queries or correspondence (and responses thereto) to or from your office in connection with the CCTV system in Duleek and Donore, County Meath.”	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	23/11/2017
17/11/2017	Other	“I would like to request under Freedom of Information, all correspondence, including email, between the office of data protection commissioner, the office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE), and Independent News and Media, regarding an alleged data breach, between January 2017 - present,”	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	22/11/2017
22/11/2017	Journalist	“Copies of all correspondence received by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner from three companies - Apple, Google and Facebook - since January 1^st, 2017 and memos or ministerial notes concerning any meetings with these three companies since January 1^st, 2017.”	Refused under Schedule 1, Part 1(f) (out of scope)	30/11/2017
30/11/2017	Journalist	“The total amount spent on legal costs by the ODPC in 2017 to date. The total amount spent by the ODPC on legal costs in 2016. The total amount spent on legal costs concerning the High Court 'Max Schrems' in 2017 and a breakdown of the amount paid out to named lawyers. The total amount spent on legal costs concerning the High Court 'Max Schrems' in 2016 and a breakdown of the amount paid out to named lawyers. The total amount spent on legal costs concerning the High Court 'Max Schrems' to date and a breakdown of the amount paid out to named lawyers.”	Granted	20/12/2017

Access to Information on the Environment Requests for Non-Personal Information Received and Completed

during the period 1 January 2017 to 31^st December 2017

Date of Request	Requester Category	Request	Decision Made	Date of Reply
21/9/2017	Interest Group	Please provide all correspondence, meeting minutes, reports and other information relating to the interaction between the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner/Data Protection Commissioner and the Commission for Energy Regulation on the Smart Meeting Project.	Refused as the records do not constitute environmental information. Internal review requested. Original decision upheld.	15/11/2017 21/12/2017

Date of Request

Requester Category

Request

Decision

Made

Date of

Reply

21/9/2017

Interest Group

Please provide all correspondence, meeting minutes, reports and other information relating to the interaction between the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner/Data Protection Commissioner and the Commission for Energy Regulation on the Smart Meeting Project.

Refused as the records do not constitute environmental information.

Internal review requested.

Original decision upheld.

15/11/2017

21/12/2017