Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 31:

In page 15, line 9, to delete “section 15” and substitute “section 15(3)(j)”.

Section 14(1) provides for a patient's right to obtain access to their electronic health record, including details on the information that has been accessed, by whom and when. However, that right can be restricted by the HSE in exceptional circumstances where there are factual indications that any such disclosure could threaten the vital interests of the health services provider or the patient. These amendments seek to correct an omission from the published Bill and provide for an explicit power to make regulations to allow the HSE to restrict the application of section 14(1), and this again is subject to consultation with the Data Protection Commission.