Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2022-07-13
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Lynn Ruane (IND), University of Dublin

To clarify, to be honest, much of that makes sense.
For my own understanding, in terms of the decision-making process, is it accurate to say that the Minister of the day would not be making a decision on what the security threat is? The Minister makes the decision on whether the application goes to court for the court to decide.

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Sitting date: 2022-07-13