Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation: Data Protection Commission
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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Is it the case that there is no impediment to the Data Protection Commission asking gardaí? I am thinking of a particular case where people were denied information and we have heard of a number of tragic cases where people applying for citizenship have been told to come along to the ceremony, only to get a letter shortly before the event telling them it is being postponed. They ask why but are told the organisation has received information and is looking at it. They can never see what the information is, however.
We have seen monumental evidence of it and I know the Chairman is involved. Could our guests see what this is because we are just told "Oh, we've heard something and we're looking into it"? This could go on for years and the person is-----