Concerns over alleged data breaches in Kerry

Concerns have been raised that personal data, including mobile phone numbers, of successful housing applicants have been emerging from Kerry County Council.

At a recent council meeting, several councillors claimed breaches had occurred and had been happening for some time.

Council chief executive Moira Murrell issued a strong denial that data protection breaches had occurred, saying she could “stand over” her assertion that no private individual’s information was leaving the local authority.