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In December 2024, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Ms Jennifer Banim, Director General of the CSO, and Ms Caroline Bocquel, Chief Executive Officer of An Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). The purpose of this MoU is to clarify the roles and responsibilities of, as well as the areas of cooperation between the CSO and BIM with regard to the transmission and use of BIM data for the purposes of compiling official aquaculture statistics including:
This MoU also sets out a shared understanding of the parties in relation to data protection issues that may arise and roles relating to the compilation, transfer, and use of this data. The processing of personal data of data subjects is governed by the Act, and the Data Protection Act 2018 (the ‘2018 Act’) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).