136. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of data breaches experienced by her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024; if a breakdown will be provided on the nature of the breaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41743/24]

I refer the Deputy to my reply to his question (PQ 45345/23, Dáil Number 297), which provides the details requested since the formation of my Department in it's current configuration in September 2020 up to 3 October 2023. The table below provides the additional information being sought since my previous reply in the same format.

I am advised that all of the additional breaches listed were deemed to be of zero or low risk, and were therefore not required to be notified to the affected data subjects or the Data Protection Commission in accordance with the Data Protection Commission Guidance on Breach Notifications, which is available at the link below.

www.dataprotection.ie/sites/default/files/uploads/2019-08/190812%20GDPR%20Breach%20Notification%20Quick%20Guide.pdf