Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

The legislation still does not outline who will make the "necessary modifications". I support the principle underpinning the legislation but it is a pity the Minister of State has not provided a satisfactory reply to my question. Is it envisaged that the protocols covered by the Bill will be subject to 25 different Data Protection Acts in the European Union? Will the Parliamentary Counsel make the "necessary modifications"? Have those modifications been identified? Is this only a case of dotting the i's and crossing the t's? If that were the case, I could understand it.

Other people in the European Union have a different vision from us and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform of the criminal justice system and the sovereignty of this Parliament over criminal justice issues. The Minister has argued for the retention of unanimity rather than a qualified majority vote. We must be careful in dealing with justice issues to ensure we do not give carte blanche.

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