Gardaí may have breached data laws, Dáil hears

An Garda Síochána possibly handed over the names of victims and suspects in serious crimes to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), breaching the Data Protection Act, the Dáil has been told.

Under Dáil privilege, Labour TD Alan Kelly posed a series of pointed questions suggesting that because of poor practice within the force, the names and details of victims and suspects were handed over to the CSO, a third party, in breach of the law.