Mary White (Fianna Fail)

As a member of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service, I was delighted to be present to receive clarity on two issues about which I felt strongly, namely, section 6 and the confusion about the terms "relate to" and "contain".

I am pleased that the Minister will attend a meeting of the committee, which, to my knowledge, will take place on 3 and 4 April. When he speaks to the cross-party groups, and especially to the spokesperson for the One in Four group, Colm O'Gorman, and explains to them so that they understand that no person who wishes to access their records will be denied that access, I will be happy. It was a serious issue which was raised by the committee.

I felt strongly that there should be a waiver of fees for the most vulnerable in society and I am happy that this will be the case.