A last‑minute amendment (Section 26A) was added to the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 that would allow the Irish Data Protection Commissioner to declare its procedures confidential and make reporting on them a crime. The amendment must still be approved by the lower house of the Irish Parliament. Civil‑rights groups have called for the amendment to be stopped.
Why it matters: The proposal would criminalise public scrutiny of data‑protection investigations, threatening transparency and privacy oversight.
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