James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. I have a brief question for the panel. We are attempting to formulate regulation and legislation and while some countries have had more success than others in that regard, we are all moving in that direction. However, enforcement is the key to legislation and regulatory activity in any sphere. The Data Protection Commissioner has had some success in enforcement and has acquired some additional powers. One of the difficulties, however, and one to which the Minister alluded to in his opening remarks, is that this area tends to fall across a number of different Departments and agencies. What is the most appropriate model? Is it a multi-agency response? Is it a dedicated agency being tasked with online regulation? Is it a first on the scene type scenario? What is the best practice or what have the witnesses seen work best?