Mr. Dale Sunderland:

Obviously, our focus has been on personal data but it is our understanding, from what we see through our audit work, that there is an emphasis within public bodies on the need to have these systems in place. Many of them are not there yet but big Departments such as the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Social Protection have been very active in this area in recent years. I outlined earlier the example of information being illegally shared with a private investigator. That is inappropriate and should never happen----