Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 10:

In page 15, to delete line 37 and substitute the following:"(4) Any and all investigations ongoing or commenced by the Data Protection Commissioner shall continue under the aegis of the Data Protection Commission as of the establishment day without interruption.".

There is a slight drafting error in the amendment and I am not sure it will be possible to press it. Rather than a proposal to delete section 14, it should appear as a new section 14(4). It might be necessary to reintroduce the amendment on Report Stage albeit it is a slight matter. I will elaborate on the amendment which in any event is a minor one. The intention is to ensure that any open cases do not fall and for the avoidance of any doubt that all powers will be transferred from the existing commissioner to the new data protection commission. Any ongoing investigations would be preserved and not lapse.