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DPC AI Insights Report

24th September 2026
As the EU Lead Supervisory Authority for many of the world’s leading technology companies with European Headquarters located in Ireland, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) occupies a unique regulatory vantage point at the intersection of rapid technological evolution and fundamental rights protection. ...
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DPC Sharenting Survey

30th June 2026
To coincide with the publication of the 2025 Annual Report, the Data Protection Commission has also released the results of an independent survey on the practice of ‘Sharenting’. ...
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DPC Public Attitudes Survey 2025

19th June 2025
 To coincide with the publication of the 2024 Annual Report, the Data Protection Commission has also released the results of an independent Public Attitudes Survey. The survey, which was undertaken as part of a mid-point review of the DPC’s Regulatory Strategy 2022-2027, was conducted in May 2025. ...
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One-Stop-Shop Cross-Border Complaints Statistics Report to September 2023

14th November 2023
In the interests of accountability and transparency, in March 2022, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) published a report providing a detailed fact-based overview and statistical analysis of the DPC's handling of One-Stop-Shop (OSS) complaints in the period May 2018 to end 2021.  ...
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Data Protection Commission publishes findings of independent Governance review

27th October 2023
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today published PWC's Report following completion of their independent review of the DPC's governance structures, staffing arrangements and processes, as requested by the Minister for Justice. ...
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One-Stop-Shop Cross-Border Complaints Statistics Report to April 2023

18th May 2023
In the interests of accountability and transparency, in March 2022, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) published a report providing a detailed fact-based overview and statistical analysis of the DPC's handling of One-Stop-Shop (OSS) complaints in the period May 2018 to end 2021.  ...
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One-Stop-Shop Cross-Border Complaints Statistics Report

26th September 2022
In the interests of accountability and transparency, in March 2022, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) published a report providing a detailed fact-based overview and statistical analysis of the DPC’s handling of One-Stop-Shop (OSS) complaints in the period May 2018 to end 2021. ...
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Data Protection Commission publish independent KOSI audit report into resource allocation

11th March 2022
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today published the final report of the independent KOSI audit of resource allocation at the DPC. The audit reflected on structure, numbers of staff and the efficacy of the current organisational model in the light of risks arising from post-GDPR requirements, while also considering how the DPC aligns with the structures of peer and analogous bodies. ...
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DPC Ireland 2018-2020 Regulatory Activity Under GDPR

24th June 2020
The DPC has published a two year Regulatory Activities report under the GDPR to assess the range of regulatory tasks over the period 25 May 2018 to 25 May 2020. Read the full report Regulatory Activities report. ...
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Report by the DPC on the use of cookies and other tracking technologies

06th April 2020
Revised on 15 April 2020 In August 2019, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) commenced an examination of the use of cookies and similar technologies on a selection of websites across a range of sectors, including media and publishing, the retail sector, restaurants and food ordering services, insurance, sport and leisure and the public sector. ...
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Data Breach Trends from the First Year of the GDPR

21st October 2019
This information note is intended to give an overview of the trends observed by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) over the first year of the mandatory breach reporting regime introduced by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The statistics and trends discussed below capture all data breach notifications received in the first year since the 25th of May 2018. ...
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