Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

For my own part, I will put a few questions. I think a lot of the ground has been covered already so I will try not to duplicate questions. For Dr. Waters, I might put a couple of specific questions first that I have received from AsIAm, particularly on the consultation process. A lot of these will be straightforward to answer, and it might put people's minds at rest with regard to engaging with the consultation process. I will read the questions I have here verbatim.

How does the Department handle personal or sensitive information disclosed by people who participate in the process? Would it be in compliance with GDPR? What data will be captured by the Department or external parties on individual submissions during the review process? Would any data that potentially identifies people be either made public or shared with people who are processing their claims, or external parties who are not directly involved in a public consultation process? Would anyone's payment be affected if they chose to send a submission or participate in the consultation process? I think the witnesses will be able to give us fairly straightforward answers but they are important.