Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The reasoning behind that is because it is a data protection issue and there is a considerable amount of personal information collected from personnel within Civil Defence. It would not be very fair for every member of a local authority to be able to see the personal details of a member, such as date of birth or past illnesses. It is only right and proper that it is the preserve of either the county manager or a representative of the county manager, usually a director of services. It is purely a data protection issue.