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

The amendments are not quite similar and I am concerned about the Minister's proposal to delete and replace the entire section because it would mean our amendments would be lost. Section 48(4) is the result of a Sinn Féin amendment that was made in the Seanad. I have sought to refine it to take account of a point made by the Minister to tighten it up.

To identify the point exactly, rather than section 48(4)(a) seeking an impact assessment, it would be defined as an opinion. The Minister made the point in the Seanad that the provisions would have some implications for the independence of the data protection commissioner. This is an attempt to refine that. Deputy Daly's amendment diverges from the existing section 48(4)(a) in part (c). Will the Deputy explain the difference in (c) to me?