Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I have a question relating to No. 62 on the legislative programme, the communications data retention Bill which is necessitated by the terms of the EU telecommunications directive. What is the name of that directive? Has it been agreed and adopted or is it the draft framework decision on the retention of data processed and stored in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications networks for the purpose of prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of crime and criminal offences including terrorism that was recently rejected by the European Parliament?

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