Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth
General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed)
Lynn Ruane (Independent)
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My next question is for Mr. McGarr. The Bill states that an adopted person will not be entitled to identifying information about any relative beyond the birth certificate information. For example, head 2 defines birth relative information as only including anonymous information, and it defines care information as not including anything about the parents or guardians care of a person. What does Mr. McGarr think of this and how compatible is it with GDPR? Will Mr. McGarr explain the Court of Justice of the European Union definition of mixed personal data and what that means in relation to this Bill?