Mr. David Fitzgerald:

There is a very simple, limited version of ANPR being used on a number of Garda devices, but it is an old database that has very limited information. It has a registration number and an insurance name, but it does not have the richness of the data An Garda Síochána says it needs for enforcement - who the drivers are, the class of the vehicle, and when it went on and off. It is a crude indicator they have in some areas of road policing at the moment. The data quality is okay now. In the early days there were issues around data quality, but we have worked hard with our members to clean up the data.