Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the firing of three members of the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board by the Trump Administration and the resulting lack of quorum on the board; whether he has considered this issue in light of the key role of the board in satisfying the standards necessary to facilitate transfer of private and personal data outside of the EU, as agreed in the 2023 Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13387/25]

Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats)
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172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he has raised, or plans to raise, the potential issues with the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework arising from the Trump Administration's decision to fire three out of four members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, given that the board plays a key role in satisfying the standards necessary to facilitate transfer of private and personal data outside of the EU, with EU and US partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13388/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The EU-US Data Privacy Framework is an important means by which transatlantic data flows are facilitated. I am aware of developments in relation to the membership of the United States Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

My officials, including through engagement by our Embassy in Washington, engagement with other Government Departments and with the European Commission, are monitoring this situation, including in relation to possible implications on the legal framework through which data transfers are facilitated.