Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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I concur with Ms Byrne about the importance of doing this and of getting it right. It is a good phrase "to have a system that is fully functional, reliable and accurate". I contend it is not possible to do that on a partitionist basis.

Finally, I ask the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, what interaction he has had at ministerial or official level with his sister department in the North. Why have we not sought to roll this out on a co-ordinated all-Ireland basis which would resolve all of the issues I have raised?