Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I regret the upset and anger caused by this breach. In particular, I regret that those concerned found out through the media, as the Deputy rightly outlined. To avoid this and as a courtesy, those concerned should have been notified of the loss at the time that it occurred. I understand that the then Minister, Deputy McEntee, met victims and their legal representatives in April of this year to apologise to them in person for the data breach and to acknowledge that those affected should have been notified at that time. She advised that the breach was extremely low risk. It is important to state that.

As the Deputy may know, Mr. Justice Barry Hickson has stepped down as the sole member of the commission, with effect from 30 June. Mr. Justice White became the sole member of the commission on 1 July. I am confident that work can progress on seeing justice done and that the work of the commission can progress as quickly as possible.

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