Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Heslin described the French system in response to Deputy Martin Browne earlier. He said that he does not see a need for a single database. As Mr. Heslin is probably aware, our committee deals with many issues pertaining to the tracking of animals and databases. It primarily relates to foodstuffs, but also to racing horses and so on. It would be hard to imagine a scenario with four different companies operating separate databases for any of them. I know Fido has a particular interest and a system that appears to work well. Is Mr. Heslin aware of any analysis that has assessed and compared those governmental, streamlined systems with the liberal approach that appears to be adopted in Britain and the halfway house that we might be described as having?