The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has asked the Minister for Justice to appoint two additional Data Protection Commissioners (DPC) and says an independent review of the commission’s operations is needed to strengthen the embattled regulatory authority. In his letter to Justice Minister Helen McEntee, ICCL executive director Liam Herrick cited significant conflict between the Irish DPC and the European Parliament as a reason for seeking action from the minister. Such a session would be “wholly inappropriate” pending the outcome of a legal action involving both the DPC and Max Schrems, Ms Dixon said. The Irish data chief had asked for a chance to speak to the LIBE Committee, to respond to criticism. But she declined when the committee proposed the Thursday, March 18 session, which included Andrea Jelinek, chair of the European Data Protection Board, alongside Mr Schrems.

Source: Irish Independent March 20, 2021 02:34 UTC