Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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I refer to Mr. Gray's answers - or probably his non-answers - to the questions put to him by other members in respect of data collection.

It is simply not credible that Mr. Gray would expect us not to ask about this matter. It has been the number one topic on all media channels since the Tánaiste said on Sunday that PPS numbers are somehow being collected at Dublin Airport. I would have assumed Mr. Gray would expect us to ask this question and he has not really answered it. I know what Dublin Airport is like. Unfortunately, I travel through it a lot more than I would like. I prefer to travel through Shannon Airport. Travellers are processed by customs officials, immigration officials, gardaí and, possibly, customer service representatives. Who actually collects the PPS numbers? Mr. Gray has not really answered that question. I presume the Tánaiste does not do it himself, so someone else must collect them. Mr. Gray might come back with an answer to that question, an answer which he failed to provide to my colleagues. Mr. Gray has said he does not know, but it is not credible that he would come here and not expect to be asked about this.