Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have only just arrived as things started quickly. I have nothing against section 6. I was just wondering if the Minister could advise on this matter. It is something I received an email on. I would be interested in hearing a bit more detail on the vouchers and the transaction sums. I could be wrong on this but it is my understanding that the difficulty with the EU regulation is that the smaller the value of the card, the more difficult it can be to pinpoint exactly who owns it, with regard to identity documents and so on. Some people who are lower paid might never receive a large gift card. It would be interesting to hear the Minister's thoughts around smaller sized vouchers. The email I received said the understanding of this particular section does not allow for smaller sums of vouchers. People who earn a lot less money might only get a small voucher and might not be able to be included. I also understand from looking into it that there is a cybersecurity issue with those kind of smaller sums. I ask the Minister to speak on that. It is something that has been raised with me and I would be interested in his thoughts.