The Data Protection Commission has confirmed that it has received a number of complaints after Covid-19 test results were first disclosed to employers and not individuals who had tested positive for the virus.
RTÉ News has learned that in cases of 'mass screening', where an entire workforce in a facility is tested, the practice has been that the HSE issues the results to the managers of such facilities, in some cases before the staff are informed.
The Data Protection Commission has said: "From this remove, the DPC cannot see how it can be legitimised that medical test results of this nature would not be communicated in the first instance directly to each individual staff member whether by sms text or phone call." In a statement, Deputy