ICS ECDPO Practice Questions - European Certified Data Protection Officer (ICS ADPO, Ireland) Exam - ICS ECDPO Practice Questions - European Certified Data Protection Officer (ICS ADPO, Ireland) Exam

Question 1

A Dublin local authority processes personal data in administrative functions except court proceedings. Under GDPR Article 37(1), must it designate a DPO?

No — only private-sector controllers with more than 250 employees need a DPO. No — designation is optional for all Irish public bodies. Yes — public authorities and bodies must designate a DPO except courts acting in their judicial capacity. Yes — but only if it processes special category data on a large scale.

Correct Answer:

Yes — public authorities and bodies must designate a DPO except courts acting in their judicial capacity.

Question 2

A Cork fintech's core business is large-scale behavioural profiling of app users for credit scoring. Which Article 37(1) trigger most clearly requires a DPO?

Core activities consisting solely of processing employee payroll for 40 staff. Any controller that maintains a customer mailing list regardless of scale. Processing of anonymised aggregate analytics with no identifiability. Core activities consisting of regular and systematic monitoring of data subjects on a large scale (Article 37(1)(b)).

Correct Answer:

Core activities consisting of regular and systematic monitoring of data subjects on a large scale (Article 37(1)(b)).

Question 3

A Galway hospital processes patient health records as its primary activity. Which mandatory DPO designation ground applies?

Article 37(1)(b) only — hospitals are never special category processors. Core activities consisting of large-scale processing of special category data under Article 9 (Article 37(1)(c)). No mandatory designation — healthcare relies on implied consent instead. Article 37(1)(a) only if the hospital is a private company.

Correct Answer:

Core activities consisting of large-scale processing of special category data under Article 9 (Article 37(1)(c)).

Question 4

Under Article 37(2), when may a group of undertakings appoint a single DPO?

When a DPO is easily accessible from each establishment in the group. Whenever the parent company decides centrally, without accessibility requirements. Only if every subsidiary processes identical categories of data. Never — each legal entity must always have its own DPO.

Correct Answer:

When a DPO is easily accessible from each establishment in the group.

Question 5

Article 37(5) requires the DPO to be designated based on professional qualities including what?

A minimum of ten years' experience as a qualified solicitor in Ireland. Certification from any online GDPR course without regard to organisational context. Expert knowledge of data protection law and practices and ability to fulfil Article 39 tasks. Primary responsibility for determining purposes and means of all processing.

Correct Answer:

Expert knowledge of data protection law and practices and ability to fulfil Article 39 tasks.

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