John Gilroy (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and am glad that we have got our work done in such a short time. I am also glad that we have accepted these amendments from the Lower House. The Minister might recall that, following our debate on the Bill, I spoke to him about the question of specified persons under the Data Protection Act. That matter is now covered under section 4 where it relates to paragraph (g) in section 2. I am glad that the Minister accepted my suggestion, as it adds clarity in terms of the Data Protection Act where the provision was previously a little loose.

The Bill is highly technical and we have given it a good bit of consideration here and in the other House. It is long overdue and I am very glad that we have passed it today in this House. I congratulate the Minister.