Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his opening statement and the notes he provided. I have a question on the master licence record and the motor third-party liability database. The committee sought advice from the Data Protection Commission, DPC, in this regard. I do not know whether the Minister has had sight of it. The advice outlined a number of observations and comments that are important and should be considered by the Department in preparing this legislation. There was an issue raised in regard to the use of PPS numbers, for example, and the sharing, management and control of sensitive information in databases. People will have legitimate concerns about what access the insurance industry has to their information, how it is using it and how it potentially could use it. Has the Minister seen the advice from the DPC and, if so, does he have any comments on it?