Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I realise I have not made myself clear enough. I have no problem with having the capacity in legislation to provide that elements of the register will not be public. The reasons the Minister has outlined are entirely sensible. However, I am keen to see outlined in legislation the general principle that much of it shall be public because that much is not entirely clear, although it is implicit. The intention is that much of it will be public, but I am advocating that this should be stated, subject to the stipulation that not all of it will be public for the reasons the Minister has outlined and any other reason which might be legislated for in secondary legislation.