Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In an important ruling of December last year, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that examination scripts fall under the heading of personal data under EU data protection law. The consequences of that judgment are such that the Department of Education and Skills and the Attorney General are now examining the issue. I am not in a position to accept these amendments today but I assure Deputies Brophy and Burke that I will bring forward appropriate amendments on Report Stage in due course. It is an important point and I accept it.