Bill entitled an Act to establish a body to be known as An Coimisiún um Chosaint Sonraí or, in the English language, the Data Protection Commission; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation); to give effect to Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA; to give further effect to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data done at Strasbourg on the 28th day of January 1981 and for those and other purposes to amend the Data Protection Act 1988; to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters
Last updated: 8 May 2020
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
24 May 2018
Seanad Éireann
Dáil Éireann
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Seanad First Stage
30 Jan 2018
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
30 Jan 2018
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
8 Feb 2018
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
8 Feb 2018
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
15 Feb 2018
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)15 Feb 2018
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
13 Mar 2018
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)13 Mar 2018
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
28 Mar 2018
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Dáil
(Also known as Final Stage)28 Mar 2018
Completed
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Dáil First Stage
n/a
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Dáil First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
17 Apr 2018
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
17 Apr 2018
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
18 Apr 2018
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)18 Apr 2018
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
15 May 2018
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)15 May 2018
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
16 May 2018
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)16 May 2018
Completed
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Enacted
24 May 2018
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
24 May 2018
Completed
24 May 2018
An tAcht um Chosaint Sonraí, 2018
24 May 2018
Data Protection Act 2018
18 May 2018
As passed by Dáil Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018
3 May 2018
As amended in Committee/Select Committee (Dáil Eireann)
Data Protection Bill 2018
28 Mar 2018
As Passed by Seanad Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018
6 Mar 2018
As amended in Committee (Seanad Éireann]
Data Protection Bill 2018
30 Jan 2018
As initiated
Data Protection Bill 2018
Amendments
21 May 2018
Cream List
Cream List [Dáil amendments to Seanad Bill]
14 May 2018
Report Stage
1st Substitute List of Amendments [Dáil]
14 May 2018
Report Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
1 May 2018
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
1 May 2018
Committee Stage
1st Substitute List of Amendments [Dáil]
22 Mar 2018
Report Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
26 Feb 2018
Committee Stage
1st Additional List of Amendments [Seanad]
14 Feb 2018
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
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Debates
22 May 2018
Seanad Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages
16 May 2018
Dáil Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Fifth Stage
16 May 2018
Dáil Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed)
15 May 2018
Dáil Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage
15 May 2018
Dáil Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage
3 May 2018
Select Committee On Justice And Equality
Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed)
2 May 2018
Select Committee On Justice And Equality
Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage
18 Apr 2018
Dáil Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee
18 Apr 2018
Dáil Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)
17 Apr 2018
Dáil Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage
28 Mar 2018
Seanad Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage
22 Mar 2018
Seanad Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage
6 Mar 2018
Seanad Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed)
6 Mar 2018
Seanad Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed)
27 Feb 2018
Seanad Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed)
15 Feb 2018
Seanad Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: Committee Stage
8 Feb 2018
Seanad Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage
8 Feb 2018
Seanad Éireann
Data Protection Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage