Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister addressed a question I had regarding the operation of the Bill. If I understand him correctly, the Minister said that An Garda Síochána can request information in cases other than criminal cases. I am very worried because it appears that An Garda Síochána has been requesting and providing information across the board for a number of years without any legal or statutory basis.

I want to tease out that because, if I am right, it is potentially very serious. Will the Minister address some of the concerns I have mentioned?