Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I want to return to the public services card. On the issue of biometrics, a couple of weeks ago, the committee received correspondence that indicated that there was funding of, I think, less than €300,000 in the accounts - I cannot recall the particular year - and it specifically identified biometrics. This is an issue on which the Department is in discussion with the Data Protection Commissioner. The Minister constantly tells us they are not biometrics yet we are told there is an amount in the accounts. The description of what takes place indicates that they are biometrics. What is the-----