Mr. Muiris O'Connor:

It is a matter for each agency and service provider to ensure its compliance with EU regulations. It is the organisations' responsibility in the first instance but we have been proactive in supporting the agencies and service providers to understand how to secure the agreements. Much like in the case of other issues, the EU has total equivalence and the exact same standards now and for the immediate future, but there is a large programme of work to ensure that the local-to-local interaction will continue.

In maintaining treatment abroad and cross-border directive services there are a lot of data exchanged to ensure reciprocation and reimbursement. Provision is being made to develop GDPR agreements at national level.