Mr. Tony O'Brien:

The information given by the Minister on geocoding is the same information that we will provide. At present there is not the technology for that to be in the individual vehicle. If we were to install sat-navs, safety issues would arise. From experience I know that the house of a relative of mine who does not live too far from Deputy Ó Caoláin cannot be found on a sat-nav and one would be likely to be taken to the wrong place altogether so the geocoding approach is better for now. When we have full postcoding and sat-navs that reflect that, it might change the situation but the reason of cost that has been suggested to the Deputy is not the correct one. The cost of putting in sat-navs is negligible but the risk associated with doing so would be greater, according to the risk assessment that has been made, than using the present geocoding approach through the control centre.