I want to ask about the Data Protection Commissioner's report into the public services card, which to date has cost up to €60 million. The report was carried out to examine whether the card and related systems fully complied with Irish law following a number of concerns around the purpose of the card, including the legal basis for its introduction. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, which requested the report under freedom of information, was refused it. Why is this report being hidden away from the public? Does the Taoiseach think it is in the public interest that this report is published? Will he ensure the report is published in full? When will that happen?

The Deputy is well aware that the Data Protection Commission had particular issues. It wrote to us and specifically told us not to discuss the report with absolutely anybody. That is the reason the freedom of information request was refused, in particular given this is still ongoing. We have replied, as requested by the office of the Data Protection Commissioner, to the concerns it has raised and we await a response. When this is all over and when the final result of the investigation arrives, I am sure both the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and the Data Protection Commission will issue the report.