Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The amendment was proposed by Senators Ruane, Black and Flynn and it is in the same vein as amendment No. 2. It sought to include data protection as a listed area of desired expertise for membership of the new policing and community safety authority. As I had supported the Senators' amendment with regard to ensuring that data protection was included in the criteria required of the Garda board members, I also saw it fitting to support this amendment.

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