Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 29:

In page 24, to delete lines 9 to 12 and substitute the following: “(12) A person who receives—

(a) a full investigation report and any submissions under subsection (9), or

(b) copies of material under subsection (2), shall not, without the prior authorisation of the competent authority, disclose the existence or the content of the material or report or submissions to any other person.”.

This amendment adds a clause to include additional material submitted relevant to the existing subsection regarding confidentiality of information with regard to the statement of objections. As materials relevant to the statement of objections may also be shared under subsection (2) of this section, it is important that any such materials are also kept confidential. There are provisions in many other areas of the Bill to ensure confidentiality of information received as part of investigations. This is intended to strengthen those provisions and to ensure that all material that should be kept confidential is dealt with in this provision.