Seanad debates
Thursday, 3 April 2003
Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2002 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages.
On amendments Nos. 25 to 28, inclusive, which deal with the entry into force of the Bill, I put it to the Minister of State that there should be a specific date for the commencement of each Bill. I referred to this in the Order of Business in the Seanad today. The Ombudsman for Children Bill went through the House more than two years ago. A specific amendment was put to the Government at the time concerning the operation of the Bill, yet we still do not have an ombudsman for children. If we had been given an actual date of commencement, that person would be in place to deal with children's rights.
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