Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am just checking that for the Deputy. It will be on the printed material one normally completes on these flights. The provision states that candidates shall ensure that any individual may access the PNR data . I assume that the only way they can ensure that is by informing the person by way of written documentation. It states that candidates shall ensure that a compliance authority, within a reasonable time, shall provide the individual with a copy of their PNR data and if the individual makes a written request for their PNR data, there will be a reply in writing to any request. It further states that Canada shall ensure that the Canadian compliance authority makes the following available on its website: a list of the legislation authorising the collection of PNR data; the reason for the collection of the PNR data; the manner of protecting the PNR data; and the manner and extent to which the data may be disclosed. There is a website, and there is also information on the transit cards we all complete from time to time. It will be made clear where that can be accessed but if the request is made, the data must be supplied to the individual and if it is incorrect, it is the data protection officer in charge of that particular section who will alter the information online if the individual requests it.

The protections in terms of depersonalising the information are very important. There may be other issues connected to groups travelling and so on but they may not concern the individual on whom they have the data but it is important that this can be dealt with separately.