Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is an observation and I am not asking him to comment.

Are there service level agreements or other agreements in place between the Department, which will be taking the lead on this, and its European counterparts? Ireland is fighting the Apple case and, regardless of who wins or loses, it is a moot point as to who will get to divvy up the money. It will not necessarily all come to Ireland.

Similarly, if the DPC takes a case, Ireland should not have to take the entire cost because it could run into millions at EU level or if there are substantial fines.

Ms Dixon also mentioned the European Data Protection Board. What is the DPC's relationship to it? What authority does it have? When does it step in and the DPC step out?