Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We considered these amendments on Committee Stage. I have been in contact with the Office of the Attorney General, which has agreed that this section is needed to address a specific problem arising from the strict definition of "consent" in the GDPR. The Deputy is right when he says this issue has arisen during the preparation of legislation in a number of other member states. The Deputy has acknowledged the difficulty that exists. I undertook to pursue matters further and I have done so. On foot of the advice I have received, I am not in a position to accept these amendments.

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