Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

On the questions before us, does the Department of the Taoiseach have a co-ordinating role on data protection procedures across all Departments? Does that function arise and is it the Taoiseach's Department that would carry out same?

On a more general point about data protection but in an area for which the Taoiseach is directly responsible, namely, social partnership, has progress been made on the commitment in the Towards 2016 agreement that legislation would be enacted so that employment agencies shall in their dealings with jobseekers abide by all employee protection and data protection legislation in force in the State? Will the Taoiseach give an indication, as it is directly under the aegis of his Department, on what progress there has been in moving towards such an assurance, a guarantee?

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