Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals

Photo of Kieran O'DonnellKieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senator Craughwell. Is Senator Dooley still online? No, he is not there currently.

I wish to clarify one point with Mr. Lowry. Could private or public facilities, operators, institutions or businesses insist on the use of a European digital wallet in order for people to perform transactions with them? That moves into the area in which the Data Protection Commissioner in Ireland had issues. The fundamental issue is that people should not be barred from accessing services if they do not have a public services card. How does one deal with that in a European context? Could private operators and state institutions insist on the use of a digital wallet in order for people to carry out any form of transactions with them? Would that breach general data protection regulation rules?

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