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Ireland

Data Protection Commission

Data Protection Commission has taken 3 tracked AI enforcement actions, carrying 0 euro in confirmed fines. Its maximum penalty is 20 million euro or 4 percent of worldwide annual turnover (gdpr article 83). The most recent action was announced 11 April 2025.

Mandate

What this authority is for

Lead supervisory authority under the GDPR one stop shop for controllers whose main establishment is in Ireland, which is where most large AI providers place their European entity.

Ireland's data protection authority and the lead supervisory authority for most large model providers with a European establishment.

Official site: www.dataprotection.ie

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What it can actually do

  • Statutory inquiries under section 110 of the Data Protection Act 2018
  • Urgent High Court applications under section 134 to suspend processing
  • Draft decisions binding across the Union through the Article 60 cooperation procedure

Maximum penalty. 20 million euro or 4 percent of worldwide annual turnover (GDPR Article 83)

The record

Enforcement actions taken

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