Mr. Dónall Ó Cualáin:

I cannot give the Senator an exact figure for the cost, but it is not an expensive system. The issue is the level of outgoing traffic produced by the system if there is an alert and the reaction to it. There is a learning curve for all of us, but the system is improving to the extent that we hear every day good news stories about how the system has worked in communities. We are working with Muintir na Tíre to ensure the system can be replicated everywhere, especially in rural areas, where we have great successes on a weekly basis based on the level of traffic. I can provide the actual costings at a later time through the clerk, if appropriate.