Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The amendment arises out of earlier discussions. Amendment No. 73 has the same effect as amendment No. 74, and is probably even stronger.

Amendment No. 73 provides that public bodies, where they have not carried out a data protection impact assessment, shall set out the reasons in the public consultation documents they are required to publish under section 55, which was a moot point here on the previous occasion but which I accepted and said that I would revert on. It, basically, requires them to state why they would not do it. I note that Senator Higgins has proposed a similar amendment, and I ask that she, together with Senator Ruane, might consider withdrawing it in favour of my proposal.

I propose to accept amendment No. 75. Given that we are providing for the signatories to the data-sharing agreement to comply with Article 5 of the GDPR, to which amendment No. 29 refers, I accept the amendment.