Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Government amendment No. 27 reflects the discussion we had in this House on Committee Stage. As I do not accept the proposal in amendment No. 12 to alter the definition of "data-sharing", I do not propose to accept the amendment. A simple definition of "data-sharing" is required here and that is what we have provided for in the text of the Bill. Section 12 sets out the purposes for which data sharing may be carried out. The wording proposed by Senator Higgins directly conflicts with that. I imagine that this is not what she intends. Amendments Nos. 12 and 28 are very similar. Amendment No. 27 certainly covers the intention of what was identified on Committee Stage. I suggest that it covers what is intended in amendments Nos. 12 and 28 without the unintended consequences of those amendments.