Dr. Johnny Ryan:

If the Deputy will allow me I will also say a word on the second point. Unfortunately, a decision was made in the implementing law not to allow NGOs to represent large bodies of people and proactively act on their behalf. That is a real pity. In the medium term we should definitely look at that again.

On the first point, I was saying not to take my word for it. I was going to say to take Helen Dixon's counterpart's word for it. That court case arose because of a case taken by Willem Debeuckelaere. Until last year Mr. Debeuckelaere was the commissioner for the Belgian Data Protection Authority and wanted to act against Facebook. There is a quote from him on page 8 of my written submission, which is an extensive quotation that might put it into context. Representing bodies of people is essential.