Sinéad Gibney (Dublin Rathdown, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

In terms of the sandbox, an effective sandbox, if it is to be a regulatory one, should be independent of any Department. As the Minister of State said, the Department of the Taoiseach could be considered but, arguably, the regulatory framework is where it should sit because that is the only way you will be able to test it.

I want to ask a specific question on this. How can the sandbox address risks related to the use of live personal data? In terms of fundamental rights, discrimination, etc., that is where many of the issues occur. How can that be done in a sandbox setting? How can the start-up companies that seek to develop apps and products which use live personal data develop in a sandbox?