Ireland: Introduction of the Communications (Retention of Data) Amendment Bill requiring electronic communications services providers to retain personal data

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Introduction of the Communications (Retention of Data) Amendment Bill requiring electronic communications services providers to retain personal data

On 4 July 2022, the Communications (Retention of Data) Amendment Bill 2022 was introduced in the lower house of the Irish Legislature. The Bill requires electronic communications services providers to store the user's personal data, including identi…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2022-07-04
under deliberation

On 4 July 2022, the Communications (Retention of Data) Amendment Bill 2022 was introduced in the lo…

2022-07-13
adopted

On 13 July 2022, the Communications (Retention of Data) Amendment Bill 2022 was adopted. The Bill r…

2022-07-21
adopted

On 21 July 2022, the President of Ireland signed into law the Communications (Retention of Data) A…