# Data Protection Commission announces Final Decision following Inquiry into the Health Service Executive (HSE)

- Type: News
- Source: European Data Protection Board
- Date: 2026-09-03
- Original: https://www.edpb.europa.eu/news/data-protection-commission-announces-final-decision-following-inquiry-into-the-health-service_en
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/353741
- Topics: Personal Data, Processing, Data Breaches, DSA Enforcement Authority Powers and Procedures, Supervisory Authorities, Supervision, Healthcare, Notification Obligation

## Summary

Background informationDate of final decision: 28 August 2026National caseLegal Reference(s): Article 5 (Principles relating to processing of personal data), Article 32 (Security of processing), Article 33 (Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority), Article 34 (Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject)Decision: Administrative fine, Compliance order, Communication order personal data breachKey words: GDPR enforcement, Data subjects rights, Fines, Healt

## Full text

Background informationDate of final decision: 28 August 2026National caseLegal Reference(s): Article 5 (Principles relating to processing of personal data), Article 32 (Security of processing), Article 33 (Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority), Article 34 (Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject)Decision: Administrative fine, Compliance order, Communication order personal data breachKey words: GDPR enforcement, Data subjects rights, Fines, Health and researchSummary of the DecisionOrigin of the case This Inquiry commenced on 24 May 2024 as a result of two personal data breaches notified to the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in October 2023 and November 2023.In both cases, individuals gained unauthorised access to paper records stored and retained in both St. Loman’s Hospital (Mullingar, County Westmeath) and St Conal’s Hospital (Letterkenny, County Donegal). Both locations are former disused psychiatric hospitals.Videos uploaded to s

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