Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses very much for their contributions. The more that we hear, the more alarm bells are starting to go off. We have lots of reasons to be concerned. We in Ireland certainly have a lot of work to do in order to try to make this legislation fit for purpose. I have already raised this question with the officials who came before the committee. Do the witnesses think that an independent authority should be appointed to monitor standards of data security and also compliance with security standards? If so, what kind of powers would be required for that independent authority to do its job properly?