Data Protection Act, 1988 8 of 50 https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1988/act/25/enacted/en/print.html?printonload=true (i) where a designation by the relevant appropriate authority under paragraph (a) of this subsection is not in force, a civil servant in relation to whom that authority is the appropriate authority shall be deemed to be its employee and, where such a designation is in force, such a civil servant (other than the civil servant the subject of the designation) shall be deemed to be an employee of the last mentioned civil servant, (ii) where a designation under paragraph (b) of this subsection is not in force, a member of the Defence Forces shall be deemed to be an employee of the Minister for Defence and, where such a designation is in force, such a member (other than the officer the subject of the designation) shall be deemed to be an employee of that officer, and (iii) a member of the Garda Síochána (other than the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána) shall be deemed to be an employee of the said Commissioner. (4) This Act does not apply to— (a) personal data that in the opinion of the Minister or the Minister for Defence are, or at any time were, kept for the purpose of safeguarding the security of the State, (b) personal data consisting of information that the person keeping the data is required by law to make available to the public, or (c) personal data kept by an individual and concerned only with the management of his personal, family or household affairs or kept by an individual only for recreational purposes. Protection of Privacy of Individuals with regard to Personal Data Collection, processing, 2.—(1) A data controller shall, as respects personal data kept by him, comply with the following provisions: keeping, use and disclosure of personal data. (a) the data or, as the case may be, the information constituting the data shall have been obtained, and the data shall be processed, fairly, (b) the data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date, 21.02.23, 18:36