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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Sinn Féin holds a database of who has voted in more than one constituency, something which even the State does not have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Has Sinn Féin combined that with the marked register?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Sinn Féin has created a database in more than one constituency which records whether someone did or did not vote and the State does not have such a database.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The Deputy said that and I take his answer. Sinn Féin did that without a data protection officer or a data protection impact assessment. I believe that is a breach of data, that that data was collected illegally and that it should be deleted. I move onto Sinn Féin Facebook strategy. Deputy Ó Broin states they are separate processes and I accept his bona fides on that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Sinn Féin has collected that data.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Sinn Féin did that without a data protection officer or a data protection impact assessment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Facebook's terms and conditions say one should lawfully collect data. Therefore, if-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Deputy Ó Broin suggests Sinn Féin do not have access to the data. I suggest Facebook's terms and conditions say one should use lawful means to collect data. We have said Sinn Féin does not have a data protection officer or a data protection impact assessment, which, I assert again, is not a lawful collection of data. Sinn Féin uses that data to microtarget ads. Is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Sinn Féin does not use any lead generation forms, likes or any results received on Facebook to microtarget ads?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: If somebody replies to a survey, Sinn Féin does not advertise to that person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Sinn Féin advertise back to them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: There is a lot of work to do on online political advertising. I think voters knowing that Sinn Féin records whether they voted or not on an active database and knowing that if they contact Sinn Féin about a problem, Sinn Féin will use it to target them for advertising rather than solving the problem, are issues which are not healthy in a democracy. They are not unique to Sinn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: To come back on the point just made by Deputy Ó Broin, it is not correct to state that Irish voters gave permission for Sinn Féin to record on a central database whether they voted. It is incorrect to state that. Sinn Féin did so without voters' permission. The information is made available but it is not permitted to record it on a database. It is wrong that Sinn Féin...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of the case of a person (details supplied) can be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26794/21]

Ballymurphy Inquest: Statements (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: The findings of Mrs. Justice Keegan are harrowing to read and, I am sure, deeply painful for the family members, 50 years on. Mrs. Justice Keegan's words declare that those involved, members and loved ones of those families, were entirely innocent. This provides some justice to those who have spent decades seeking it. That the British Government has had it in its power to do this for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports in place to help persons get back to work post-Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26253/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for local development companies that unlike private entities provide a complete wrap-around service for their communities and work on an non-for-profit basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26225/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Change Policy (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made inquiries regarding car tax versus fuel tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26388/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 339. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the guidelines for reopening Irish dance classes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25696/21]