Proposed Data Sharing Agreement between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the National Museum of Ireland (DSA for Archaeological Excavations License data)

The Data Sharing and Governance Act Framework for sharing data builds upon the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (DSGA) by setting out a common set of practices for all Public Bodies to follow when they wish to use the Act as their legal basis for sharing data. Under the Framework, data sharing agreements between public bodies for the purpose of sharing personal data will be made available for public consultation for a period of 28 days.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage intends to enter into a Data Sharing Agreement under the DSGA with the National Museum of Ireland in advance of issuing licences for archaeological excavations. The Director of the National Museum of Ireland is a statutory consultee in relation to excavation licence applications as provided under section 26(2) of the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended).This Data Sharing Agreement covers sharing of Personal Data, in limited circumstances, by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with the National Museum of Ireland. The data sharing activity may include such personal data elements as names, addresses and contact details of the applicant, the owner of the land, the person or body funding the excavation and details of the conservator.

You are invited to make submissions by email to consultations.dsa@per.gov.ie

Please include the full DSA name "DHLGHNMI 008/200722 - Archaeological Excavations License data" in the subject line. Please note that only submissions made to this email will be accepted.

The start date for public consultation is 28 September 2022 and will run for a period of 28 days. The public consultation will end on 26 October 2022. Submissions will not be accepted once the public consultation period has expired.

We will consider your submission and may respond. Where the proposed parties consider it appropriate, they may also amend the proposed agreement to take into account your submissions. A copy of the Data Sharing Agreement and a summary of all submissions will be sent to the Data Governance Board.

The DSGA Data Sharing Playbook provides a full step-by-step process for data sharing and is available with other relevant DSGA framework publications on the OGCIO website.

More information on the Data Governance Board is available on the Data Governance Board website.