Directory of National Voluntary Organisations - Citizens Information ...
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Data Protection Commissioner<br />
Canal House, Station Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois<br />
Tel: (057) 868 4800 or Lo-call: 1890 252 231, 9.15am – 5.30pm<br />
Mon to Thurs and 9.15am – 5.15pm Fri Fax: (057) 868 4757<br />
Email: info@dataprotection.ie Web: www.dataprotection.ie<br />
Established to implement the terms <strong>of</strong> Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003.<br />
The <strong>of</strong>fice aims to empower individuals to control the use <strong>of</strong> data relating to<br />
them. Ensures: respect for individuals’ privacy rights through the investigation<br />
<strong>of</strong> complaints; the empowerment <strong>of</strong> individuals by means <strong>of</strong> awareness<br />
raising; the enforcement <strong>of</strong> data controllers’ obligations as set out in the Data<br />
Protection Acts. The Commissioner maintains a register, available for public<br />
inspection, giving general details about the data handling practices <strong>of</strong> many<br />
important data controllers, such as government departments and financial<br />
institutions. The Commissioner also has a role to play in the enforcement<br />
<strong>of</strong> Electronic Communications Data Protection and Privacy Regulations on<br />
unsolicited direct marketing messages by electronic means.<br />
DeafHear.ie<br />
35 North Frederick Street, Dublin 1<br />
Tel: (01) 817 5700, 9.00am – 5.00pm Minicom: (01) 817 5777<br />
Text: (01) 878 3816 Fax: (01) 878 3629<br />
Email: info@deafhear.ie Web: www.deafhear.ie<br />
Not-for-pr<strong>of</strong>it voluntary organisation providing services to people who<br />
are deaf or hard <strong>of</strong> hearing. It has a national network <strong>of</strong> resource centres<br />
providing a range <strong>of</strong> core services including family support, information and<br />
advocacy, community support, and deaf and hearing awareness training.<br />
DeafHear.ie’s vision is <strong>of</strong> an inclusive society where deaf and hard <strong>of</strong> hearing<br />
people are fully integrated, with equality <strong>of</strong> opportunity and participation. It<br />
is DeafHear.ie’s role to make this vision a reality.<br />
DEBRA Ireland<br />
La Touche House, 1 Grove Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6<br />
Tel: (01) 412 6924, 9.00am – 5.00pm Mon to Fri Fax: (01) 633 5104<br />
Email: info@debraireland.org Web: www.debraireland.org<br />
<strong>National</strong> charity set up to raise awareness <strong>of</strong> the rare genetic skin condition,<br />
epidermolysis bullosa (EB), and <strong>of</strong>fer support to patients and families.<br />
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