Conor Lenihan (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)

I do not wish to evade Deputy Rabbitte's technical questions about PULSE, on which I am not an acknowledged expert. The Garda assures the Department that it continues to give priority to the enforcement of warrants in serious cases. That is why I said the sum sought by many outstanding warrants was approximately €100. I am not suggesting there are no serious cases among them because a warrant being served on a recidivist which he evades could involve a serious case. I do not wish my remarks to be misinterpreted by anyone in the House or to minimise the importance of clearing this backlog but the Deputy will have to wait until we receive a full report from the Garda which it would be valuable to furnish to the House.

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