Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion
Mr. Ronan Lupton:
I thank Deputy Howlin. The answer to the question is between 12 and 24 months, not 12 and 24 days. A very significant period for IT development needs to happen across every telecommunication company - it is called "service provider" within the Act - that is subject to this particular set of changes and provisions or production and preservation orders and all these mechanics. There need to be staff changes, not just technology. Modifying technological issues on telecommunication networks is an extraordinarily expensive endeavour. The answer to the Deputy's question is between 12 and 24 months.
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