A damages claim by a man whose address was given to a private detective hired by solicitors acting for AIB bank by an official at the Department of Social Protection has opened before the High Court. 49-year-old Daniel Lannon is seeking damages and aggravated damages against the Minister for Social Protection for what he claims was a breach of his privacy and his data protection rights in 2014. He claims the information was used so AIB could serve legal proceedings on him at his Drogheda address. Mr Lannon who had worked in the construction industry fell into arrears with the bank after works started to dry up from 2007 onwards. After the bank wrote to him at the Drogheda address Mr Lannon made a complaint to the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC).

Source: Irish Examiner November 19, 2019 17:37 UTC