Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

I know the orders dealt with in court are registered and available. I have spoken to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding the statutory declarations being made available on a register similar to that for court orders. The issue of compulsion is a problem for us in the context of this legislation because any agreement is a voluntary act between two people. However, as I have said, I have spoken to the Minister on the basis that he would facilitate the statutory declarations being made available in a similar manner to the court orders. While we cannot compel people to do that as it is a voluntary agreement between two people, the Minister and I are discussing its facilitation. I brought the views of the lower House to the Minister and can do the same in regard to the discussions in this House.