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'Time to revisit' structure of watchdog as plans for two more data commissioners reported

'Time to revisit' structure of watchdog as plans for two more data commissioners reported — Helen Dixon has been Ireland's sole Data Protection Commissioner since 2014. Photo: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Mon, 29 Nov, 2021 - 20:25

Cianan Brennan & Daniel McConnell

A leading Irish privacy advocacy group has “welcomed” reports that the Department of Justice is seeking to expand the number of Data Protection Commissioners from one to three.

Digital Rights Ireland has written to the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to suggest that it is “now time to revisit” how the commission is structured.

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