159. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied that the data-sharing and data-processing provisions contained in the general scheme of the Social Welfare and Other Matters Bill 2026, comply with the principles of necessity and proportionality under the GDPR and constitutional privacy protections; whether a detailed assessment or justification has been undertaken in respect of the scale of personal and financial data processing proposed, particularly for fraud prevention purposes; the statutory safeguards that will be included in the legislation to protect citizens' personal data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44593/26]

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159. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied that the data-sharing and data-processing provisions contained in the general scheme of the Social Welfare and Other Matters Bill 2026, comply with the principles of necessity and proportionality under the GDPR and constitutional privacy protections; whether a detailed assessment or justification has been undertaken in respect of the scale of personal and financial data processing proposed, particularly for fraud prevention purposes; the statutory safeguards that will be included in the legislation to protect citizens' personal data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44593/26]

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