Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We wanted to avoid any contradiction in the wording, especially considering the length of the deliberations in the Seanad. We also wanted to avoid a conflict with the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. Having reflected on the matter and wanting to take on board the spirit of what was agreed to in the Seanad, we have decided to remove the wording as proposed in amendments Nos. 1 and 2 and go for a comprehensive measure in amendment No. 3. The most important line of that amendment, that the section will not include a reference to special categories of personal data, makes it explicit what the Bill will not include. The amendments are essentially a cleaning-up exercise by removing some wording in the first two amendments and replacing it in the third amendment.