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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2021

Thursday, 20 May 2021

Questions (160, 164, 165)

Patrick Costello

Question:

160. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the US Senate is considering a draft Bill that targets jurisdictions with inadequate enforcement of data protection law (details supplied); his views on the situation; and if he regards the prospect of EU data export controls as a threat to the digital services sector. [27184/21]

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Thomas Pringle

Question:

164. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the US Senate is considering a draft Bill that targets jurisdictions with inadequate enforcement of data protection law (details supplied); her views on the situation; and his further views on whether the prospect of EU data export controls is a threat to the digital services sector. [27325/21]

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Thomas Pringle

Question:

165. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the US Senate is considering a draft Bill that targets jurisdictions with inadequate enforcement of data protection law (details supplied); his views on the situation; and his further views on whether the prospect of EU data export controls is a threat to the digital services sector. [27328/21]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 160, 164 and 165 together.

My attention has been drawn to the fact that the US Senate is considering a draft Bill that targets jurisdictions with inadequate enforcement of data protection law.

Based on contact with officials in the Department of Justice, the sense appears to be that this is squarely focused on China and it is unlikely that Ireland would end up on a “black list” of countries from which an export license would be required but my colleague the Minister for Justice is probably best placed to answer this definitively.

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