Mr. Dale Sunderland:

The Chairman has raised very serious and legitimate concerns which we in the Office of the Data Commissioner equally share. While I do not want to say too much about Tusla, we are conducting an examination of the systemic processing of personal data in Tusla within the organisation itself and with other data bodies or organisations. That is an important piece of work which we have initiated and is under way.

On the HSE and access to files in public areas, in hospitals by both doctors, patients or individuals, we have initiated an investigation across the hospital sector into how personal information is handled within the hospital setting.