On this page you will find a selection of data protection resources which we have carefully selected.  Some of the below links may take you to other websites.  Privacy.ie does not accept any responsibility for 3rd parties websites.   Data protection / freedom of information websites:   A link to Data Protection section at Compliance Ireland's website - click here European Commission's Data Protection website - click here Irish Data Protection Commissioner's website - click here Irish Information Commissioner's website - click here UK Data Protection Commissioner's website - click here UK Information Commissioner's website -  click here   Presentations: Personal Data Retention (Presentation by Peter Oakes, Compliance Ireland, on 26 May 2009 to Irish Computer Society Privacy Forum) Courts, Legislative Update and Recent Issues (Presentation by Peter Oakes, Compliance Ireland, on 2 April 2009 to ICS Computer Society Conference) The Basics – What Every Data Controller Needs to Know (Presentation by Peter Oakes, Compliance Ireland, on 27 January 2009) Dealing with Access Requests: ICS Privacy Forum (Presentation by Peter Oakes, Compliance Ireland, on 18 November 2008) Compliance Ireland Presentation (Presentation by Peter Oakes, Compliance Ireland, on 8 May 2008) Data Protection Commissioner Presentation (Presentation by Billy Hawkes, Data Protection Commissioner, on 8 May 2008) Contact Peter Oakes on +353 1 425 5962 (email@privacy.ie or peter@complianceireland.com) should you wish to discuss these presentations.  We write and deliver bespoke training and briefing presentations for many client across many industries.   Data Protection Laws: See http://www.privacy.ie/laws.html for links to copies of relevant Irish Data Protection laws Data Protection Audit Procedures: See http://www.complianceireland.com/documents/Data-Protection-Audit-Resource-January-2009-Version-1.0-Data_Protection_Commissioner.pdf for Data Protection Audit Resource issued by Data Protection Commissioner (January 2009, Version 1.0) Data Protection Annual Reports 2008 Annual Report and Media Release by Data Protection Commissioner - here