Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

As I said in my reply, this database must be in place by June of next year and I intend that to be done. I have obtained solutions from the technical experts and they are currently working out the detail of that. A pilot scheme will commence early next year and the full system will be in place by June. The funding implications will be finalised on the basis of the working solution that is established. This is an issue we need to have in place which is why I have decided to deal with it and meet the timeframe I am obliged to fulfil.

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