Mr. Conor Falvey:

Yes, they are very precious about it. We did a little digitisation of indices previously and that was subject to commentary by the Data Protection Commissioner, DPC. Obviously, we have to be very careful about that.

Outside of that, the National Archives are also involved in the national centre for research and remembrance project relating to mother and baby homes. There will be a huge digitalisation aspect to that. That project is ongoing under the auspices of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.

More broadly, there has been a big step up in public engagement. There has been a lot of digitalisation activity in the National Archives relating to the decade of centenaries. That period was covered in the treaty exhibition, for example, which had an online presence but was also a touring exhibition that went to libraries around the country.

There is almost limitless potential for the digitalisation of collections in the National Archives. It is a task that will lie ahead of us for some time to come.