ISMS CopilotIreland DPA 2018 Copilot
Navigate Ireland's Data Protection Act 2018 and its GDPR derogations with confidence
What the Ireland DPA 2018 Copilot Can Do
Understand how Part 3 derogations modify your GDPR obligations
Identify which special-category condition applies under ss. 45–55
Navigate the digital age of consent rule at s. 31 for your services
Map the two parallel regimes — GDPR (Part 3) and LED (Part 5)
Interpret the €1 million public-body fine cap under s. 141
Track DPC enforcement procedures across Parts 6 and 7
About Ireland DPA 2018 Copilot
The Ireland Data Protection Act 2018 (Number 7 of 2018) gives further effect to the GDPR in Irish law, establishes the Data Protection Commission, and transposes the EU Law Enforcement Directive 2016/680. ISMS Copilot helps you understand how the Act's Irish-specific provisions interact with your broader data protection obligations.
Who it's for
GDPR
The parent EU regulation Ireland's DPA 2018 supplements — read together: GDPR governs general processing, the DPA 2018 covers the national derogations and law-enforcement processing.
UK Data Protection Act 2018
The UK counterpart — both 2018 Acts implemented GDPR-era requirements before Brexit; track post-Brexit divergence if you operate in both jurisdictions.
Ireland NIS 2
Sister Irish regime — once enacted, NIS 2 + the DPA 2018 will co-fire on most regulated-entity programmes.
Cross-framework mappings
Working across Ireland DPA 2018 and another standard? ISMS Mappings is a free public directory of control maps (ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, GDPR, and more). A Better ISMS tool, separate from the chat assistant.
Browse free mappingsFrequently Asked Questions
What is the Ireland Data Protection Act 2018?
The Data Protection Act 2018 (Number 7 of 2018) supplements the directly applicable GDPR in Irish law, establishes the Data Protection Commission as Ireland's national supervisory authority, and transposes Directive (EU) 2016/680 for law-enforcement processing in Part 5.
How does the Ireland DPA 2018 Copilot help?
The Copilot helps you understand Irish-specific derogations — such as the s. 31 age of consent, the special-category conditions in ss. 45–55, and the s. 141 fine cap for public bodies — and how they sit alongside your GDPR obligations.
Does the Act apply to law-enforcement processing in the same way as the GDPR?
No. Part 5 transposes Directive (EU) 2016/680 and applies instead of the GDPR where a competent authority processes personal data for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences; the two regimes do not overlap (s. 70).
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