Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion

12:15 pm

Mr. Dennis Barnhart:

In our model in Ontario and what is proposed for Ireland, we do not own the data. Rather, they are owned by, for example, the Government in Ontario. There are strict rules on how those data are used. We have an approval process and governance structures in place to ensure the data are used only for purposes of which the Government approves. Initially, we purchased the system from the Government and modernised it. As part of the contract, though, if we fail to meet performance standards, the Government can take the system back. If the Government decides that it wants the system back at the end of the 50-year term, it has the right to take it. In any jurisdiction in which we operate, we would be willing to do something similar if it was important for such a provision to form part of the contract.

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