Seanad debates

Thursday, 3 April 2003

Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2002 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages.

 

I have a special interest in the delivery of services electronically, including Government services. We hear much about e-Government and the delivery of State services electronically. This legislation and the amendments on which the Minister has spoken seek to underpin public confidence in the protection of those data. For many years, there was a concern abroad about the way in which Governments, not just in Ireland but around the world, protected such data. There was a worry about the Big Brother approach and that, the more information was gathered, the more it would be used or abused at a later stage. It is therefore all the more welcome that this legislation is going through, and that, as future Governments seek to roll out electronic services to the public, that confidence continues.

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