Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Once the first phase of the 20-year rule is finalised, the Department will move to survey all other Departments' record holdings of more than 30 years of age with a view to scoping what is needed to eliminate backlogs in transferring such records to the National Archives. Lack of compliance has been a function of the reduced resources of the past ten years. We must build capacity. The records management plan will help in that regard and place a renewed focus on the issue raised by the Deputy, in that Departments will have to comply with these rules.