Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

The section provides for the correction of clerical errors and errors of fact in the registers relating to birth, stillbirth and death at the request of the person who has interest in such matters. Decisions on such matters are being vested in the superintendent registrar. In principle, a clerical error is a minor mistake which occurs in the recording of particulars in the registers. An error of fact would encompass any omission of detail in the register. Therefore, the legislation adequately addresses cases of omissions as raised by the Senator.