Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that the Minister is happy to engage with myself and Senator Ruane around those protection of children areas. However, I highlight, as part of that discussion, that under Article 6.1(f) of the GDPR, which is one of those key areas where the protection of the child is weighted against the interests of a data controller and it relates back to this data protection issue, it is of concern that there is a note in the GDPR which allows for exemptions in respect of processing carried out by public authorities.I want to signal at this point that the concern I raised during our last debate around public authorities could relate back in terms of that question of protection of the child. Again, this might be an area where we may need to add an additional clarification in regard to public authorities.