Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that Dr. Hillyer cannot undermine the system, but even if we got the headlines that would help.

The Department manages the databases for all six passport-issuing organisations. We have spoken about this before with regard to micro-chipping of the dogs, which also has a number of databases that do not necessarily coalesce or communicate with each other. The report states that the Department database is centralised. Will the Department tell us is that a one-stop shop for checking microchips? For example, can vets access the databases themselves or must they contact the Department first?