Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This group of amendments deals with GDPR related data processing under Part 3 of the Bill.

Amendment No. 36 amends section 41 of the Bill, which reconciles the right to data protection with freedom of information rights. It broadens the scope of section 41 by incorporating reference to the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007.

Amendments Nos. 35 and 37 are drafting amendments to section 38 and 42 respectively.

Amendments Nos. 39 to 42, inclusive, are drafting amendments.

Amendment No. 43 is an amendment to section 52 and will permit the making of future regulations to authorise, where necessary and proportionate, the processing of conviction data to assess the risk of bribery or corruption or both, or to prevent bribery or corruption or both.

Amendment No. 52 is a related amendment and it would permit, should the need arise and if the Houses of the Oireachtas agree, the making of regulations to restrict student access to examinations scripts in order to safeguard the integrity and security of the examination systems.

Amendment No. 46 inserts the additional safeguards in section 54, which deals with automated decision making.

Section 57 is a further amendment with amendments Nos. 47, and 49 to 51, inclusive. Amendment No. 47 replaces the text of subsection (2) with simpler wording. Amendment No. 49 inserts the word "commercial" in subsection (3)a 6. Amendment No. 50 incorporates reference to the Comptroller and Auditor General in subsection (3)c, alongside the Data Protection Commission and the Information Commissioner. Amendment No. 51 is a drafting amendment to subsection (7)c.