Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 September 2019
Public Accounts Committee
2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
9:00 am
Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source
Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Don dara uair laistigh de trí bliana tá cothromaíocht inscne i gceist, rud atá iontach. For the second time, we have gender equality at one of the tables, though not at the top table. Often, reading documents for this committee just marks the beginning of a debate and I always leave such meetings wishing we had had more time to tease issues out. Ms Dixon is a breath of fresh air and the straightforward manner in which she has answered questions today is a model for everybody who comes before us.
I want to look at the accounts, at rented buildings and at the amount of money going on consultancy fees. The approach to the commission's report also has cost implications. I am confused about the issue of enforcement. Is it open to the Government to appeal the commission's findings at this point? Does the commission take enforcement proceedings and the Government fights them in court?
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