Ms Maite Pagazaurtund?a:

I will continue in Spanish but first, dia daoibh. Thank you for accepting our invitation. Our mission in Dublin has two fundamental issues: the application of the GDPR in Ireland and the implementation of the provisions of the GDPR in Irish law. I must tell the committee, on behalf of our team, our group and the Members of the European Parliament, that we read with great interest the report produced by your committee last year. We are pleased that its recommendations focus on issues for the improvement of the implementation of the system. All of us, both the committee and ourselves, have the common goal of ensuring the efficient and effective implementation of the provisions on personal data protection throughout the European Union, and so we echo and thank the committee for its work. Action is needed to give citizens across Europe confidence that their data is handled securely and lawfully in order to restore Ireland's reputation as a leader in implementing this very important regulation. Without further ado, I thank the committee for its work and pass the floor to the honourable Members.