Employment Permits Act 2006

Data exchange in respect of certain matters.

37.— (1) Information held by the Minister for the purposes of this Act or the Act of 2003 may be supplied by the Minister to each of the following, namely:

(a) the Minister for Social and Family Affairs;

(b) the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; and

(c) the Revenue Commissioners,

if such supply is reasonably necessary for the purpose of the performance by the Minister of the Government referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) or, as the case may be, the Revenue Commissioners of functions under any enactment.

(2) Information held by—

(a) the Minister for Social and Family Affairs,

(b) the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, or

(c) the Revenue Commissioners,

may, notwithstanding any other enactment, be supplied by that Minister of the Government or, as the case may be, the Revenue Commissioners to the Minister if such supply is reasonably necessary for the purpose of the performance by the Minister of functions under this Act or the Act of 2003.