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Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I recognise the concerns, and that is why there is some tension about Article 9.2(d). I urge Senator McDowell to look again at Article 9.2(d). That provision permits a wide range of activities. It is important because it applies not just to political parties but is much wider than that. It refers to any "not-for-profit body with a political, philosophical, religious or trade union aim"....

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: "Regular contact" is the actual phrase in the Bill but I accept the Minister's point.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I clarify that the amendment contains the phrase "regular contact".

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: In any event it would be linked to section 43, so the interpretation would be that of the Minister's section 43.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We have much ground to cover today and we will move on to that shortly. Amendments Nos. 29 and 30 were an attempt to marry Article 9.2(d) with the provision set out by the Minister's Department in section 43. The language as to who is included is the language taken from section 43, which includes election candidates of every kind, Independent, party or otherwise. I have taken the language...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is section 33.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: These amendments relate to section 33 of the Bill. We discussed it at length on Committee Stage. It concerns the "Suitable and specific measures for processing". These measures are a toolkit introduced by the Minister as suitable specific additional measures for processing. They are usually applied in a situation where the consent of the data subject, the person, is being bypassed. They...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Minister for taking on boards those concerns. I think they will give greater clarity, in particular in one of the significant investigations taking place at present, which is the investigation in respect of the public service card and the single customer view database, in which the Data Protection Commissioner is currently engaged. It is important that this would be able to...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 7:In page 21, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:“(5) The annual report should include a list of organisations found in breach of this Act during the period covered by the report.”. This amendment refers to organisations that are in breach of the Act and proposes that they be listed in the annual report of the Data Protection Commissioner. In...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Minister. I will not press the amendments at this point but my purpose was to highlight and capture the wider pattern of breaches and where they are occurring, not simply in terms of the examples. I know this would add to the volume of work and I will not press for this at present but I will work with Members in the other House to address instances in which a large number of...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will withdraw the amendment for now.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will speak to the amendments in order. Very strong arguments were made across the House on the previous occasion regarding the question of the age of digital consent. I have already indicated that I have moved back and forth on the issue. I have serious concerns about the younger age of consent in terms of the protections that might be afforded. One of my key concerns is about the right...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 16:In page 25, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:"(7) If the Minister intends to set out regulations under this section which are not compliant with the advice of the Commission, he or she must lay a rationale for his or her proposed regulation before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality and any other relevant committee.". These amendments all...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes, I am withdrawing it. However, I would like to hear the Minister's response on that issue.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am happy also to put them to a vote. I was simply trying to expedite the process so that we did not gratuitously have to put them forward. As amendment No. 16 is not covered by a Sinn Féin amendment I will not withdraw it if that makes it easier for the Minister.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I propose to press it because what is provided for therein is not explicitly addressed elsewhere, but I will withdraw the other amendments. In response to the Minister's comments on the amendments, the key concern is that while the committees may request a data commissioner to give testimony, they may not be aware of situations where there has been a divergence of view in respect of a...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Fair enough.

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Alice-Mary Higgins: No. I move amendment No. 17:In page 25, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: "(7) If the Minister intends to set out regulations under this section which are not compliant with the advice of the Commission, he or she must lay a rationale for his or her proposed regulation before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality and any other relevant committee and receive...