Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 197:

In page 126, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Reference to personal data in enactment

161. Subject to this Part, a reference in any enactment to personal data within the meaning of the Act of 1988 shall be construed as including a reference to personal data within the meaning of—

(a) the Data Protection Regulation, and

(b) Part 5.”.

As the Minister announced during Second Stage, a large number of existing Acts need to be amended to replace existing cross-references to the Data Protection Act 1988. The required amendments have been notified to the Department of Justice and Equality by the Departments concerned and have been drafted by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. In each case, the amendments are confined to what is strictly necessary to ensure compliance with the GDPR and this Bill. I do not consider it necessary to speak to the amendments individually. A limited number of additional Acts requiring amendments have been identified and the appropriate amendments will be tabled on Report Stage.