Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach confirmed earlier today that this is a priority for us, as it needs to be for many of the companies involved, which I will not name but are based in Ireland. There was a lot of discussion on jobs, growth and competitiveness, and the development of the digital Single Market strategy is a key priority, not least for Estonia which is taking over the Presidency. There is talk of data becoming the fifth freedom of the European Union after goods, capital, services and labour, and we need to encourage this to continue. The free movement of data should also include security data in order that we can freely communicate with our counterparts in the European Union to identify risks or threats that may have passed through social media sites or other modern forms of communications. The Taoiseach raised the issue at the European Council and it ties into a number of key priorities. It will remain firmly on the agenda.

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