Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion

9:00 am

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

To use Mr. Woods' example and a financial institution which is involved, perhaps unwittingly, in providing information or providing a service, I would have thought that would be covered by head 4(1)(a) and (b) where it states "while not directly related to a person who is suspected of being or having been involved in the commission of the offence, are nevertheless likely to assist in the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of that offence". Does Mr. Woods envisage the issue about the threat to the security of the State being used against people in the political sphere?

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