The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has indicated that it will “carefully study” Dermot Ahern’s Communications (Retention of Data) Bill in order to establish whether it is human right compliant.

ICCL Director Mr Mark Kelly said:

“The Irish Council for Civil Liberties will be reviewing the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill against relevant human rights standards in relation to privacy. It trusts that, by contrast with the unseemly haste in which the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill has been rushed through the Dáil, parliamentarians will also be provided with sufficient time to thoroughly scrutinize this new draft law”.

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