Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 557: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has had with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on the potential impacts and additional costs the EU Commission's proposed General Data Protection Regulation 2012/0011 with impose on employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36110/12]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 558: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions and consultations he has had with business and other interested groups on the impact the EU Commission's proposed General Data Protection Regulation 2012/0011 will have on the maintenance and treatment of employee data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36111/12]

Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 566: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has had with the Department for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on the impacts on business of the EU Commission's proposed General Data Protection Regulation 2012/0011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36112/12]

Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 567: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has conveyed any reservations or observations to the EU Council Presidency regarding the EU Commission's proposed General Data Protection Regulation 2012/0011; if he will set out these observations and reservations in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36113/12]

Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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Question 568: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to make a call for public submissions, as the UK Justice Department has done, on the EU Commission's proposed General Data Protection Regulation 2012/0011; if not, the way he proposes to consult with interested groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36114/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 557, 558 and 566 to 568, inclusive, together.

The position is that I launched a public consultation process on the EU Commission's Proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation in March in order to inform the negotiations on the proposals at EU level. Submissions were received from a range of bodies and are being examined in my Department at present.

The negotiations on the Commission's proposals are ongoing at EU level and are still at an early stage.

Question No. 559 answered with Question No. 556.