John Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome this amendment from the Government. It is an important change. The previous iteration would have excluded anything in the past, whereas we are now capturing that in the previous ten years. People may have been convicted under the Building Control Act in the previous ten years and it is right and proper for the public to know that. That is why we are introducing this in the first place. It is only right that we are able to go back ten years. I am sure the provision can be kept under review in future.