Seanad debates

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)

 

10:30 am

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Work has already begun on the information campaign because, as the Senator knows, once this legislation is passed, the three-month period kicks in immediately. We have been working to commence that. The AAI has engaged with the National Adult Literacy Agency on making sure the information and material produced as part of this campaign meets the criteria and is easily understood. We are acutely aware, and we know from our dealings in this House, that this legislation is highly complex.As the Senator has noted, there are two sets of legislation, that is, the new legislation we are creating and existing legislation such as the GDPR. I have made this point previously. For some people, particularly parents who may wish to find out what is written about them, GDPR and the subject access request is their route towards that. That will be highlighted within the information campaign. I hope that reassures the Senator.

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