Tony Mulcahy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

With regard to electronic tagging, I assume that is coupled with the seizing of assets in general. As we have noted in the past few days, there will be a Bill related to tagging fairly shortly. Many of these crimes are committed by a small number of people up and down the country. There is clearly not room in jails for all these people but at least there could be a tagging system, with which the witnesses have already agreed. If the people in question can be traced up and down the country, it would make it easier for gardaí and support teams to get to where the criminals are located.

What funding requirements can be met in the short and medium term to assist the project? I know the VAT on signage, etc., must be examined, as 23% VAT is being charged on equipment needed to protect communities. Perhaps we need to bring that to the attention of the Department of Finance, as 23% of the cost of those supplies would make a difference.