Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

The difficulty is that section 32, dealing with the rectification of errors in registration, is one that is contained in the land registration legislation. Therefore, the jurisdiction of the courts in a matter such as this has to derive from the Land Registry. It cannot derive from general law. The Land Registry cannot be held responsible for errors made outside its function. The whole purpose of this section is to address errors originating in the Land Registry, not errors originating generally, for which a different procedure would be required in the courts.