Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr.Joyce for that. I have a few questions. The witnesses mentioned stop and search. There is a system in Northern Ireland where people are given a little ticket. This does not stop discriminatory stop-and-search activities. We know from those tickets that it is happening proportionately in very strong nationalist areas and in areas where there are republicans. We know it is endemic and does not lead to great results. Who, if they know they are going to be stopped and searched every day, is going to have anything in their vehicle? However, at least there are hard statistics and the evidence is not anecdotal. I would be interested in Professor Haynes' view as to whether she feels that would be a simple step to introduce here in order to have accurate data.