Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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I thank the witnesses for their engagement. From listening to the other questions, there still seems to be a difference of views. We heard clear testimony from our earlier witnesses that some of the provisions in the proposed legislation, such as the proposed age limits in heads 3 and 5 and the mandatory information session, were incompatible with GDPR rights and were too cumbersome a restriction on the right of access to be proportionate in accordance with the provisions of GDPR. The witnesses may not wish to stray into that level of detail, but do they have views on that aspect? I ask this question because I think there is a difference of view between what we heard earlier and what we are hearing now in respect of what would be necessary and proportionate as a restriction on the right of access. Very different views have emerged in this regard from the two sessions.