Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The point I would like to make relates to section 5, but it does not matter too much. I welcome that it has been recognised that the burden of proof in the 2009 Act was so high that it would, in some cases, almost be in conflict with legislation that has come in subsequently, such as the general data protection regulation. For example, people would be required to provide large amounts of information about their neighbours, which they could not do. I welcome the shift in that section where there is a recognition. The authority can be satisfied in relation to a registration, rather than having to prove something beyond reasonable doubt, such as the mental health and capacity of somebody who may have lived next to that land 15 or 20 years previously. I am pleased that this is going in a more common sense direction and one that will be more practicable. It is a positive comment.