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- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: To go back to the Data Protection Commissioner, it was very interesting to hear a previous speaker pose a question I was going to ask about meeting the Minister. Great clarity has been provided today to the effect that the Data Protection Commissioner was willing to meet the Minister prior to her issuing a response. Is this fair to say?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: It would not be appropriate after that. I accept that. At any point did Ms Dixon or the people working with her feel pressure from a Department regarding this issue? The independence of the office is absolutely paramount. At any point did Ms Dixon feel her independence was in any way being affected or challenged? I hope the answer is "In no way at all".
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: What about during the investigation?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: That is very interesting.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: I am glad to hear that but I would like to tease the matter out further. In layman's terms, for the benefit of the members of the public watching, who have taken a huge interest in this, and to expand on what Ms Dixon just said, was the feeling in the organisation that as the investigation evolved there was greater awareness or clarity among the Departments regarding the independent nature...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: It is a bit more than that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: Ms Dixon is a little bit more than an annoyance in other words.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: I am joking.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: I found some of the language used inappropriate. I found it somewhat disconcerting. I also found that some of the language used did not recognise the independence of the office and the scale of importance of this issue. This was reflected to some extent in the discourse that emanated and the way in which the Department reacted once it went public on what it would do. Was Ms Dixon alarmed...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: What is the cost of the investigation?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: May I make a suggestion because this has to be collated. Will Ms Dixon write to the Chairman?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: I know it is labour intensive.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: I want to clarify something. There has been much commentary on this and it is somewhat confusing to some people. Is biometric data being collected as part of the public services card process? If so, at what scale and when did it commence?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: That is the real question.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: That was my next question. I fully understood what Ms Dixon stated because I come from an IT background. What is the scale of the collation of that data?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: What is the scale of the actual individual components of that data? I know it is 3.2 million people but what is the capacity of that data to be used? That is what the concern is.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: That is where I wanted to go on that. It is obvious that there will be some form of mass actions, multi-party actions or whatever regarding the commission's findings. That brings me to my second topic. I have a genuine concern but in a positive way. I admire and know the work that is necessary in terms of what the commission does. However, in terms of the scale of its work into the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: I have one more question after this one.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: This is the last issue I will raise. The Data Protection Commission received 4,113 complaints in 2018, which was a 56% increase on 2017. This indicates that this is moving in a certain direction. After the commission's findings it will require additional resources, and I support resourcing the commission's work. With regard to the European Data Protection Board, the Data Protection...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Financial Statements of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (26 Sep 2019)
Alan Kelly: It is a real issue.