David Cullinane (Sinn Fein)

There is common ground between what the Opposition and the Minister are saying. We all accept the bona fides of his logic for this part of the Bill, except that if substantial changes are made to a system then it makes sense for the system to be updated. I assume the point Senator Ó Clochartaigh was making referred to every change or minor repair made. The Minister was referring to significant changes. It makes perfect sense. There is nothing stopping the Minister from being prescriptive about the type of changes that would require someone to re-register. The Minister could be prescriptive and suggest that if certain changes are made then one must contact the administrator with the information and provide them with the information and simply update the existing register rather than having to re-register. As Senator Ó Clochartaigh said, we will create a bureaucratic nightmare for the Minister and his Department where people have to re-register every five years. The Minister said the logic of this is that people may make changes. Only a small percentage of people would make changes and they should be required to inform the Department. The Minister should be prescriptive about the changes he proposes. It is a reasonable request.