Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

I am not altogether certain that the Senator's proposal would achieve what she desires. I stated previously that I would consider the possibility of mandating in the legislation some form of basic information that would have to be given to purchasers on purchasing in order that they knew of their rights, entitlements and duties vis-À-vis the management company. I am not altogether sure. The amendment proposes that no person shall sell a unit unless the purchaser has supplied his or her residential address to the owners' management company and has undertaken to notify the company of any future changes in address. While this may be unworkable, it also is pretty draconian. It would be fairly invasive for those who wished to purchase property to then discover they would be obliged, forever and a day, to give their details to a management company. Even though such individuals may have had three or four changes in their dwelling ownership over a ten-year period, they still would be obliged to continue providing their change of address details to a management company with which they had dealings ten years previously.