Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

At this stage, all members have access to the Garda apps and the mobility devices. As the Deputy said, they are working really well. Gardaí do not have to go back to stations but are able to access information from the car or from wherever they are working. They are able to identify information about individuals if they are stopped or otherwise.

There has been a body of work under way for some time looking at how we can make sure gardaí have the most up-to-date real-time information available to them, and ensuring they have access to information on whether somebody has insurance is one of the areas of work that has been happening. There has been an agreement with An Garda Síochána and its representative organisation that real-time information will be given to gardaí so that if they stop someone, they will be able to see whether they have insurance. That is not in place just yet but it is almost complete. It is part of the overall body of work being done in my Department, An Garda Síochána, the Department of Transport and the RSA. It is about doing as much as we possibly can to make sure people who are on the roads and should not be, or who are a danger, are taken off the road, and that gardaí have the information to be able to do that. That work is at an advanced stage. I hope it will be helpful. A good deal of information is provided to gardaí through the policing app. The most important thing is that all gardaí have access to that at the moment.