Ms Evelyn O'Connor:

Mr. Caroll has outlined the data sharing agreements and how they are quite specific in respect of information held, the purposes for which they may be used and that they will, of course, be published. Organisations must be able to collect data as part of their functions. The Bill will allow the sharing of such data only where an organisation complies with data protection law and the GDPR. That means that the data an organisation holds and shares must be relevant, proportionate and so on. All of the security provisions about which the Data Protection Commissioner has talked will all be relevant. We need to improve public services. Before the Chairman came to the meeting, Mr. Lowry outlined the findings of a customer survey which found that a very high proportion of the public wanted to see improvements in public services and were happy to have data shared online. They will be allowed certain rights and to make complaints. The GDPR and the need for public bodies to comply with its requirements will ensure those rights will be met.