John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I refer to Mr. Ryan of the Courts Service and the administration of courts, the refit, the new buildings and the capacity to deal with courts. As Mr. Waters has said, 25% of burglars cause 75% of the burglaries. We have heard about tagging but there is a lot simpler method available. Any legal office that is connected to the website of the Law Library can view the whole registry of deeds so lawyers know exactly who they are dealing with. Is it not possible where people have a criminal record that such knowledge would be interfaced into the courts through such a web base? It would mean that when a gentleman goes into court that the clerk can say to the judge that he or she has checked the gentleman out and state that he is on the system.