Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
One of the requirements for printed advertising is that the person's name and address are published as somebody who is distributing information regarding an election. In respect of the publication of someone's personal information, for example, a third party taking out paid political advertisements, does Mr. Sunderland believe that this requirement would be in line with data protection? It is quite important to have that transparency. It exists for printed material. The fact that it is being done online may pose challenges for the operators but if it was not done, it would not provide a level playing field.
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