Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There are a number of elements to this general area. The difficulty with what the State and the European Union are trying to do lies in the conflict between massive organisations and large corporations that handle enormous volumes of data and have great scope to abuse and exploit it, if they so wish, and small organisations that require data for their ongoing day-to-day functions. A distinction could be drawn between them. However, if the data are abused, even in a small organisation, the effect can be just as harmful. The difficulty lies in trying to be reasonable in the treatment of small organisations that are trying to do a great deal on limited resources, while ensuring all organisations, big and small, are careful with data and ensure there are no breaches. The legislation and the GDPR set a high bar and amendments Nos. 37 and 38 would not heighten the bar greatly. They are reasonable proposals and I am inclined to support them, whether on this Stage or Report Stage.