Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The reason for the previous need to make amendments is because we do not have it physically written in each section, so we are simply amending it to ensure the focus on the processing of data is physically written in each section. In this case, it is physically written rather than implied. These are all the things the Commissioner will have to do before he or she can publish and make official the codes of practice. It is an opportunity for people to consult and engage in that way, but it does not expressly state at the top that this is a public consultation.