Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

General Scheme of Data-Sharing and Governance Bill: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 pm

Mr. Denis Kelleher:

I have suggested a model for how data should be disclosed. It is not surprising that the heads of the Bill are vague. It is really a drafting issue. Obviously, the definition of "disclosure" would need to be drafted appropriately. If we are to move to the statutory instrument model, we must bear in mind that the GDPR sets out requirements for what that statutory instrument needs to contain. If the legislation is clear on the principles and policies that have to be followed by the Minister when making a statutory instrument in this area, and on what such an instrument needs to contain, many of the concerns in question will be addressed.