John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

The reason it is covered by regulation is that it is the first time a new system will be in place. Rather than trying to identify the recipients who might want the information, the regulation would allow a degree of flexibility. It would not be envisaged that there would be charges for one Government agency getting information from another in this regard. It was felt that putting this into primary legislation would tie the hands of those involved.