Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State indicated in his response to our opening contributions that the purpose of this was to "protect from improper use". What about the issuance of sensitive, personal data to any agency of the State and its employees? In this regard, I mean the unnecessary and inappropriate release of critical information regarding a citizen. Let me be clear, I have no problem with appropriate and relevant data exchange. The Minister of State and I are not in conflict in terms of that need. What this Bill seeks to do is to open up the release of sensitive, personal data regarding any citizen at the request of the two other named bodies. It is a two-way street in terms of the information flow. Nowhere is it specified in the Bill that such release will be particular or relevant to the exercise to be undertaken.

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