Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 8:

In page 56, line 14, after “statute” to insert “anonymised”.

I understand these amendments were discussed on Committee Stage. The amendment seeks to ensure that when information is shared with third parties, it is provided on an anonymous basis, so that individual farmers are not identified, similar to other data privacy concerns. It also arises from concerns that have been expressed by the farming organisations about how data would be used under the provisions of this Bill. Maybe the committee has considered this again in the time since, but the farming organisations have raised concerns. We also have to be very careful, with GDPR, when it comes to the sharing of data. It is fair to ask that individual farmers not be identified and that the Minister might consider including this amendment.

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