Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 275: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recent letter from the Garda Commissioner to mobile phone operators instructing them to retain the Internet browsing of their customers; his views on whether this infringes on a citizen's civil liberties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40782/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Section 63 of the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 provides that the Garda Commissioner may request providers of fixed or mobile telecommunications services to retain traffic and/or location data relating to communications for the purposes of the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of crime or the safeguarding of the security of the State. Section 64 of the Act makes provision for access to such data which has been retained. The Deputy should be aware that these provisions of the Act do not refer to the content of communications. The Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to comment in detail on any such arrangements which may have been put in place.