Jim Higgins (Fine Gael)

It is fine for the people who will dispense the information, but those seeking information about themselves will face huge consequences. The individual will be more restricted in the personal files he or she will be able to access. He will only be allowed to access files, subject to 11 exemptions, that contain information about him. Records that do not contain personal information, as defined in the Act, will be excluded. That is a specific exclusion and the danger is that civil servants will use this provision to create mirror records on individuals who will then be unable to amend the information if it is incorrect because they will not have access to the records.