Martin Mansergh (Fianna Fail)

We need to remember that we are talking about personal information. I do not accept that the people making the decisions will necessarily decide in a restrictive manner just because the word "contain" is used. It gives a firm basis, but there has always been room for discretion and judgment when it comes to supplying information that might be helpful. I do not see that there is a problem, but if there is, it will be a problem regardless of the language used. No legislation can solve the problem of the difference between officials who interpret law in a restrictive and minimalist fashion and those who interpret and apply it in a liberal fashion.