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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EirGrid: Chairman Designate (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I wish Mr. Tuohy well. We look forward to working with him and this has been a very positive engagement. I wish him every success. We will suspend briefly to allow our next witnesses to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: From the Data Protection Commission, DPC, I welcome Mr. Dale Sunderland, deputy commissioner; Mr. Cathal Ryan, assistant commissioner; and Mr. Ultan O’Carroll, assistant commissioner. From University College Dublin, I welcome Dr. Benjamin R. Cowan, assistant professor at the school of information and communication studies. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will start with a question for the Data Protection Commission and perhaps Dr. Cowan. This issue of people's data came up when we held the International Grand Committee on Disinformation and 'Fake News' here in the Houses of the Oireachtas. As Dr. Cowan said, children and visitors in a home could be profiled - are being profiled - and tracked and those data shared. What are the witnesses'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Mr. Sunderland is saying the legislation is there. Am I correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: He is saying the GDPR covers this and that I could ask any company about the profile it has on me and ask that company to give me all that information so I might know, be it true or false, whatever I am googling or however I am interacting online, that the company is creating a profile and I have access to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: It is not very clear, though, is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: There is an obligation on such platforms to make this clear and user-friendly, as Mr. Sunderland said, rather than us all just clicking "OK" several times to get to see the website.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Finally, I mean this in the positive, but it sounds like we must wait for the regulation for the commission to put pressure on these companies to do this. This is the delay. They could do this much more quickly if they so wished, but we must enforce them and request them to do this under the GDPR powers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Dr. Cowan wished to come in on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Just to clarify what Dr. Cowan is saying, do we need to legislate for data protection by design? He hopes the companies are making ethical design decisions but how do we make them do that? Is legislation required? Who would like to respond to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Is it the case that it is too complex to regulate or control? The companies are obviously not doing this then if we have had these glitches. From our point of view, I am just wondering how we deal with it. Mr. O'Carroll said Article 25 of the GDPR provides the legal framework. Is the issue enforcement? These companies are not adhering to the GDPR standards as specified in the legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Dr. Cowan wished to come in on another issue. I ask him to address it now as I am going to try to wrap up shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Deputy's points are well made.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: The witnesses did so earlier with regard to the 21 cases.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am conscious of time because we have two more sessions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Does Dr. Cowan wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: We were talking about digital literacy. Would it come under that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Mr. Sunderland also wanted to come in on a previous point. He can do that now if he wishes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Collection by Digital Assistants: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: Mr. Sunderland answered very comprehensively. I thank all the witnesses for an invaluable session and for being so frank and giving such comprehensive answers. We will now suspend to allow the next group of witnesses to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion (26 Nov 2019)

Hildegarde Naughton: We will undertake detailed scrutiny of the Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018. I welcome to the meeting from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment Mr. Brian Carroll, assistant secretary, Mr. Michael Goodwin, principal officer, Mr. Jerry Higgins and Mr. Frank Maughan. From the Irish Congress of Trade Unions we have Mr. David Joyce...