Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presentation. This is an area that has not received sufficient public attention in all the discussion about Brexit. It is, as the witnesses imply, potentially quite serious. I might ask two or three questions first and then follow with another two or three which are related.

Mr. O'Dwyer made the point that if the adequacy decisions are not adopted, the administrative and cost burdens that will be required for Irish businesses and organisations to make their own compliant arrangements will be considerable. Has the Data Protection Commission quantified that in any way? I ask Mr. O'Dwyer to answer that first, then I will come back with other questions, because that is quite serious.