Commissioner to determine if gardaí breached data laws

The Data Protection Commissioner is to be asked to determine if gardaí breached any legislation by providing Irish Water with details about people alleged to have obstructed agents installing household meters.

A solicitor is considering taking legal proceedings on behalf of three clients arrested for obstructing agents for Irish Water who were working in Cobh, Co Cork, last October.

It was claimed that gardaí handed over information to Irish Water about Alan Gibson, Karen Doyle, and Vincent Cunningham, who had been arrested at Woodside Estate when residents made attempts to prevent the installation of water meters.