Ms Laura McGarrigle:

Of course. With regard to the records, the intention behind this scheme is to create a scheme that is as non-adversarial as possible, does not retraumatise and has a very low burden of proof. The work of the IDG strongly recommended that approach. An awful lot of effort was put into that. Aligned with that is the idea that a person should be able to rely on qualifying for a payment solely based on residency. In the majority of cases, we consider records should be there and should give admission and discharge or departure dates for people. However, the scheme will also allow for people to submit sworn affidavits. There will be rights of review and independent appeals mechanisms within it where somebody has concerns that the records are inadequate or inaccurate.