Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chair for his advice. I appreciate it. We will write to the DPC and travel a road in respect of this matter.

When I first started asking these questions, my motivation related to the two-payment situation. I know of many good people who have served on boards and worked in other public service jobs who adhered to the non-second payment principle. That is fine – they contribute, which is good, as we know that it can be difficult to get people to join certain boards. However, we now see a situation where information that was being made public is no longer being made public. I believe that is because the fees are so vast. As a result, GDPR is being used. In response to information being sought on the two payments, they have used GDPR as an excuse and have created a dangerous situation, one that will have to be unlocked.