Seanad debates

Friday, 23 October 2020

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages

 

10:30 am

Photo of Aisling DolanAisling Dolan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister. I take on board the amendments tabled by our Seanad colleagues. The database is what it is all about. It is being protected. The fact is that it can be used by Tusla and that the social workers will be able to access information in the database to provide it to families looking for that information. As for the question of GDPR that my colleagues have raised, the database that resides with Tusla, from what I understand, comes under GDPR. In other words, GDPR applies to the database that is with Tusla. Will the Minister confirm this?

We are about justice. I really hope the report will be published as soon as possible. Justice for the survivors is what we all want. We want that report as quickly as possible. Are there any timelines in that regard?

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