Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. The precise details, including data protection issues and a range of other matters, need to be identified in a scoping exercise. At this point, I have difficulty accepting the amendment because I first need to have such a scoping exercise done. I cannot transfer this to the General Register Office without discussion and negotiation or knowing what is the scope of it. However, I will, in the first instance, have a pilot project introduced before moving forward on the issue. I will also commission a report on the matter.

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