Martin Conway (Fine Gael)
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Mr. Maguire's statistics were staggering. I watched the programme in 2011 and commend the very professional way in which he and his team conducted it. Both he and the superintendent spoke about mobile phones. One can walk into a mobile phone shop and buy a SIM card very easily. There is no identification required, whereas abroad, in some jurisdictions, when one buys a pre-paid phone or a SIM card for a pre-paid phone, one is required to show one's passport. The shop is required to make a photocopy of the passport which ensures a record is kept of the phone sold. Difficult as it might be, every mobile phone should be shut down and people should have a period within which to register. There should be a national database of mobile phones, not just to deal with prostitution but also to deal with crime in general. What is Mr. Maguire's view?