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Data Commissioner Helen Dixon is seeker greater clarity over how personal information will be handled at Ireland's borders. Picture: Sam Boal

Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon has been forced to seek greater clarity from the Department of Social Protection over how personal information is handled at the country's ports and airports.

While officials at the department have given her office an initial explanation about what they are doing, the Data Protection Commissioner has sent back further questions.