Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Minister's bona fides in terms of his analysis of it. I still have the concern that in some cases the data controller or the data processor who is being investigated may be a very large and well-resourced entity. That potential imbalance of power is a concern in terms of the individual versus what might be a very powerful or well-resourced data processor or data controller. The Minister seems to have understood my concern and perhaps it can be addressed elsewhere to ensure we do not simply have a case whereby people feel they do not know what happens or why their investigation is dropped. It comes back to the earlier question about knowing the rationale behind the reason a complaint may be dismissed. I am concerned about the imbalance of power, particularly in regard to the private sector and the individual. We can come back to it in other ways.