Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a policy decision for the Government what the age should be. Let us assume a child is aged 12 years as he or she will be covered, no matter which age threshold is applied. Can the child's parents make a complaint to the Data Protection Commissioner if it appears to be the case that the child has been offered something on social media for which consent has not been provided?

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