Freedom of Information Disclosure Log 2025

Data Protection Commission

Freedom of Information Requests for Non-Personal Information during 2025

Pursuant to Schedule 1, Part 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014, the DPC is subject to FOI only in respect of records concerning the general administration of the Commission. The term "general administration" refers to records which have to do with the management the DPC as an organisation, such as records relating to personnel, pay matters, recruitment, accounts, information technology, accommodation, internal organisation, and office procedures. The DPC is not an FOI body in respect of records relating to its functions as a data protection authority.

The below disclosure log sets out details of non-personal requests for access to information which have been dealt with by the DPC under the FOI Act 2014. The disclosure log does not include details of requests for information which fall outside the scope of the FOI Act 2014

 

Date of Request

Requester Category

 

Summary of Request

Decision

Made

Date of

Reply

 

28/02/2025

 

Journalist

Correspondence between DPC and OPW on move to new DPC Central Office

 

Part-Granted

 

01/04/2025

 

18/03/2025

 

Individual

Correspondence in relation to Equality Matters

 

Part-Granted

 

14/04/2025

30/05/2025

Individual

Correspondence in relation to withdrawal of mobility offer

Granted

 

30/06/2025

12/06/2025

Journalist

Records in relation to risk register and internal/external audit reports

Part-Granted

 

11/07/2025

01/07/2025

Individual

Statement of reasons in relation to withdrawal of mobility offer

Granted

 

29/07/2025

28/08/2025

Journalist

Records in relation to media monitoring services provided to the DPC

Part-Granted

 

25/09/2025

09/09/2025

Individual

Records in relation to imposition of administrative fines on selected big tech firms

Granted

 

07/10/2025

15/09/2025

Individual

Additional records in relation to withdrawal of mobility offer

Granted

 

13/10/2025

20/10/2025

Journalist

Records in relation to progress on audit recommendations and internal audit tracker

Part-Granted

 

18/11/2025

30/10/2025

Journalist

a) a copy of any correspondence between the DPC and its parent department with regard to its budget allocation in Budget 2026.
b) a copy of any pre-budget submission prepared by the DPC for use or submission ahead of Budget 2026

Granted

 

28/11/2025

01/12/2025

Interest group

Records in relation to expenditure breakdown for the DPC’s Pause before you Post Advertising Campaign

Part-granted

 

02/01/2026

01/12/2025

Journalist

Business case and expenditure relating to the DPC’s Pause before you Post Advertising Campaign

Part-granted

 

02/01/2026

15/12/2025

Journalist

Numbers of fines levied by DPC and collection rates in the years to 2025

Granted

 

09/01/2026