Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Where there is a turnover of more than €3 million, one is talking about legal action before the courts. Individuals would attempt to have the information clarified in the courts. Such recourse would not be available to the person with a small turnover. The objective is that the information commissioner would be the sole person with the information in that regard. That is why the threshold of €3 million applies.