Mr. John Devitt:

We recommended in 2014 that where an individual is in beneficial ownership or has a controlling stake in a company or an organisation, notwithstanding the fact they believe they are making representations on their own behalf, they should register that communication on the lobbying register, so it is not just a professional lobbyist or an employee of that company that is obliged to register. There will be circumstances where someone with a controlling stake, or controlling share ownership of a company, or beneficial ownership of a company, is making representations on public policy that affect their own financial interests or the interests of that company and, in those circumstances, we believe those communications should be registered.