Seanad debates

Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

2:30 pm

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Part 5 of this Bill, which deals with criminal justice bodies, does not relate to the HSE or the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. It is concerned with a breach on the part of a criminal justice body, such as the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions or the Irish Prison Service. This section of the Bill places a clear obligation on the data controller to inform a data subject if there is a high risk to the data subject's rights and freedoms arising from a breach. It clearly specifies that the data subject must be informed of the nature and likely consequences of the breach and must be given a description of the measures being taken or proposed to be taken to mitigate any adverse effects. I am not sure the insertion of the amendment proposed by Senator Higgins would have the effect she appears to wish for. Therefore, I am unable to accept the amendment. All the issues we are dealing with under section 81 of the Bill pertain to criminal justice.

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