Deirdre Clune (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I fully agree with the Minister of State in respect of the last point she made. Had she not, I would have made the point that it is important for security reasons to protect against terrorism threats. We have surveillance but it must be controlled. I also agree with the Minister of State that there is a sense of personal responsibility in all of this in terms of using free Wi-Fi and so on.

The Minister of State said there are regulations to be put in place. The obvious question is the timeframe. When will we see it? The legislation referred to by the Minister of State originally was the Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003. Apps have only been around for the past ten years and therefore things are moving at a faster pace and they always will be. Legislators and regulators must be seen to be chasing fast on the heels.