Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have one observation on the back and forth between the commissioner and the other witness. I appreciate all of the different perspectives but there is an unusual tension. It is very obvious to see. Having watched some of these interactions with public bodies for some time at this stage, I am aware it is never as straightforward as observers may sometimes try to say it is. I am a little concerned about the tension and the dynamics going on here. Even just checking the decision referred to by Dr. Ryan, and he referred to paragraphs 114 and 135, and while I appreciate Dr. Ryan and the commissioner are deeply involved in this and work on it every day and that I do not, my reading of this, however, is that it is not the same criticism of the Data Protection Commission that Dr. Ryan attests. I am very happy to take more detailed submissions on these different points but I just want to strike a note of caution on this.