Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will pick up on a point Senator Dolan made. She said that this legislation is required for the data to be transferred. Our GDPR legislation allows for the transfer of data in the public interest. I would, therefore, like the Minister to explain why this would not already be allowed under the GDPR legislation. I am open to correction as I am only trying to find it now, but I believe section 43(3)(a) of the legislation establishing the commission says that all documents created can be transferred. This legislation is, therefore, not required for the transfer of this data, which would not just disappear under the original legislation. This legislation is different from the earlier legislation on the commission in that it splits the data so that some will go to Tusla and some will not. This splitting of the data is the difference. All documents that have been created can already be transferred under other legislation.