Ms Debbie Byrne:

You still have to print a form off and go to the Garda station. Postmasters are already doing ID verification and anti-money laundering checks for current accounts and social welfare so they could cut out the step with the Garda, check all the forms and make sure they are all properly signed so that when they go into the system they are correct the first time. My understanding is that a lot of the issues with the online applications arise from the stuff repeatedly being sent back.