Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am still concerned because the areas in which automatic decision-making will be used have not been listed. We do not know how many areas may adopt this. With regard to wrongdoing and fraud, I hope we have better safeguards than automatic decision-making and algorithmic methods. Wrongdoing and fraud will continue to be crimes and the processing of data in respect of them is provided for elsewhere in the legislation.

The Minister indicated that a person would be informed of the intention to make a decision in respect of him or her by an automatic method. Is it the case that persons would be informed of the possibility of an automated decision being made prior to the decision being made? If persons were to request a non-automated decision and that the decision be made by an official, would they have that power?Prior to any decision having been made, there would have been the opportunity for representations and engagement. I believe it is important that there would be advance notice of that decision being made.