Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 3 May 2018
Select Committee on Justice and Equality
Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed)
2:00 pm
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source
This is an absolutely enormous section which has caused huge controversy. Even as we sit here, a load of people are commenting on it, including some of the experts in Ireland on data protection because they believe this is a serious category.
To answer some of the points made by Deputy Jim O'Callaghan, it is not about canvassing or recording details. All of that good stuff can continue. It is about targeting and isolating an individual and personal data. That has very big implications. If the debate on the section is continued on Report Stage, there will again be huge controversy.
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