Diarmuid Goulding is a Deputy Commissioner with the Irish Data Protection Commission. In his current role as a regulatory lawyer, he has responsibility for large-scale statutory inquiries. Diarmuid contributes to the Commission’s decision-making and enforcement functions under the GDPR, including matters concerning cross-border processing, multinational data controllers, and state bodies. Diarmuid has represented the Commission at Expert Subgroups of the European Data Protection Board, and has contributed to work on the preparation of EDPB guidelines. He holds an LL.M from University College Cork, and a Barrister-at-law degree from the King’s Inns in Dublin. Prior to joining the Data Protection Commission, Diarmuid practised as a Barrister, and has also worked with the Department of Public Expenditure, and as a Regulatory Investigator with the Office of the Information Commissioner.