Mr. Tom Conlon:

Our website is familyhistory.ie. Any records we have are free on that. We believe in the principle of free access. In respect of records that have a monetary value - that is, that have the potential to create revenue - we have a concern that the legal ownership of those should be very clear in the event of something happening. Should they fall into private hands or whatever, we want to be very sure that such records would continue to be public records at all times.