Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senator Ardagh for answering the question. It does not go that far. When reading it on Sunday, I was a little bit worried about the engagement with agencies. Perhaps there is an explanatory note somewhere stating that nothing should preclude a person from voluntarily giving the information. We need to be careful on the operation of it, so that employment agencies can function. I have worked with the recruitment industry, so I can see things like that being involved in it.

Anything that brings us closer to transparency is to be applauded and completely supported. Could we go further? Yes, I think we could. Perhaps we will win this war in small steps, one battle at a time, and this is one battle that I am very happy to support.