Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

We got a statement overnight on the sharing of data, which states it will be done by the end of the year. However, today we have been told it will be done in due course.

When I asked Dr. Walsh, I got an inconclusive answer. There was a changeover yesterday, as we know, and the Minister of State became the Minister for Finance. Could we get something more conclusive on this? The phrase "in due course" does not tell me anything. How long is a piece of string? The phrase "end of the year" tells me something and the inconclusive reply is no good to me. This has been going on for a very long time. Can somebody give me some sort of commitment on this? The former Minister of State, Deputy Jack Chambers, said "the end of the year". Is that what we are working towards?