I move amendment No. 2: In page 8, line 37, to delete “comply” and substitute “consider”. Again, there is agreement to come back with a revised wording.

Next Tuesday.

I have a couple of concerns. I hope they can be addressed and reflected. We are talking about a combination of the three. My primary concern regards the exchange of Prüm data with the UK. There are concerns when we look at things like the fall of the privacy shield. The UK is effectively a third country in terms of EU data in certain circumstances. There are concerns about how data may be treated. The goal is to be able to exchange data in as many ways as possible and, in terms of crime investigation, that is impor…

We do not need to spend much longer on it. I welcomed the fact that the Minister included that issue in the annual report. It is the same point to which the Minister was previously very amenable, namely, that it is not simply about accessibility but also that participation and representation within audiovisual services could also be part of the report. I will not press the amendment, but I might bring forward an amendment on Report Stage.

I move amendment No. 74: In page 37, line 40, after “Minister” to insert “and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media”. There is a mechanism in the Bill whereby the commission may enter into an agreement to co-operate with another body. The amendment proposes that the Minister be provided with a copy of that agreement. We suggest that a copy of the agreement would also give be given to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media. There was a suggestion that there…

I welcome the indication from the Minister. There is a difference between coming to account to a committee which, as we know, involves a minimal amount of time to deal with the huge number of issues, and having the appropriate document in order that it can be scrutinised and issues identified in order to provide accountability for the public. I hope there is co-operation. In some of my other amendments, I have referred to bodies like the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, IHREC, and Screen Ireland. There a…

I move amendment No. 75: In page 38, line 3, after “data” to insert “, where necessary and proportionate”. These amendments seek to ensure that the actions the commission may take are fully true to the letter and spirit of our obligations under the general data protection regulation, GDPR. Personal data may be disclosed to a number of different bodies. I am trying to ensure in amendment No. 75 that it would be very clear that it was only to happen where that is necessary and proportionate. I recognise there are som…

I thank the Minister for her engagement. Many of the concerns I have outlined in the amendments could be addressed by an appropriate data protection impact assessment. I recognise there is some necessity for proportionality in subsection (2), but I still have concerns with regard to regulations downstream. Data protection impact assessments are not necessarily long or arduous processes, especially when they are applied regularly in new provisions and regulations. I hope our capacity as a State to use them effective…

As I expect that we may engage with this issue on Report Stage if the expert group has reported back in the meantime, and recognising the Minister's willingness to engage on amendments Nos. 80 and 81, I will not press the amendment.

I move amendment No. 76: In page 38, to delete lines 8 and 9.

I move amendment No. 77: In page 38, to delete line 10.

I move amendment No. 78: In page 38, to delete lines 31 to 37.

I move amendment No. 79: In page 38, line 34, after "Commission" to insert the following: ", having made all reasonable effort in the first instance to contact and seek the consent of a relevant complainant, considers making a disclosure if necessary".

I move amendment No. 80: In page 38, between lines 41 and 42, to insert the following: "(2A) Where an individual’s personal data is disclosed under this section, every reasonable effort shall be made to inform the individual of that disclosure and the relevant circumstances.".

I move amendment No. 81: In page 39, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: "(5A) Prior to making regulations under subsection (1) or subsection (2), the Minister shall subject the proposed regulations to a data protection impact assessment.".

It is.

We are speaking on amendments Nos. 82 and 83.

That is fine.

This is the point to come in.

Amendment No. 82 was co-sponsored by my colleague, Senator Black. The Minister would be aware of the excellent and extensive work Senator Black did in the past on the legislation on alcohol control and that area. We had very lengthy discussions on advertising and self-regulation and on the very significant concerns in that area around the inadequacies of self-regulatory mechanisms. It is one example, but there is a very significant concern that I would urge the Minister to weigh up in relation to section 34. There …