Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I revert to the legislation on the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes that is to go through the House tonight. In an exchange yesterday with Deputy Cairns, the Taoiseach mentioned the fact that the Government was not seeking to seal the records and asked us to accept his bona fides on that. That statement directly contradicted statements made by the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, on radio earlier, for example, and statements he has made in the past to the effect that the Government has to seal the records for 30 years in accordance with the 2004 Act. Is it the Taoiseach's understanding that the 2004 Act is superseded by EU law, in particular that which pertains to the Charter of Fundamental Rights and GDPR practice as they relate to this legislation?

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