Gerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This may be a question for the Data Protection Commissioner or perhaps for Mr. Lowry. I am not sure. It is regarding audit trails and the track being kept of what everyone is looking at and inputting.

Is that all included in the legislation? It emerged when somebody won €120 million or whatever it was in the EuroMillions lotto that approximately 70 people in the Revenue Commissioners decided to investigate the individual just because he or she had became interesting. It would frighten most people to hear their next-door neighbour who happens to work in a particular part of the public service or down the road is checking to see who they are, what age they are, what is in their bank account and the tax they paid. These data are relevant to certain people, but not to everybody. People expect to have a right to privacy. Are there controls in place? If there are audit trails being planned, will they be monitored? Much of the activity might be recorded but may never be flagged or examined. Are flags supposed to appear on the system if an employee who generally works in a certain area suddenly starts looking at information that has nothing to do with him? Will it be asked why this is happening? Is that all built into this or not?