Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the interest groups with which he has consulted with regard to the implementation of Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the retention of data; when he expects these consultations to conclude; when he expects that his proposals will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14051/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I have finalised my proposals to transpose Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and Council on the retention of telephony and internet data. A copy of the draft Statutory Instrument which will transpose the Directive is available on my Department's website.

In the course of the preparation of the draft, officials from my Department consulted with the Internet Service Providers Association of Ireland (ISPAI), the Alternative Operators in the Communications Market (ALTO) and the Telecommunications and Internet Federation (TIF). Between them, those Bodies represent almost all the telephony operators and internet service providers in Ireland. Further consultations with the ISPAI, ALTO and TIF to discuss the draft will now be arranged.