Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My apologies; I was speaking in the Dáil. There is confusion here. Legal right of access already exists yet there are huge barriers to accessing this information. Will this legislation create further barriers to information? What specific rights may be restricted? Having listened to Senator Seery Kearney, I am now more confused. We all work with the GDPR every day. If someone comes into our office and we are trying to find something, we must go through the proper channels and get paperwork signed and so on, which is fine. We must get this right because access and how we get access for the families who want it is going to be important. From listening to this discussion, I believe changes are needed in order that families who want access can get it and do not face barriers. There always seems to be some sort of a barrier. This question may have been asked but do the witnesses believe this legislation would create further restrictions? What do we need to do to make this right?