Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)

From time to time presumably there will be a level of disagreement, creative tension, call it what we may, between the GRO and some of these organisations. One does not need to be Einstein to note from reading the letters page of The Irish Times for the past ten years that there has been a significant degree of complaints about the length of time it takes for certification due to searches and so on. Let us be honest and admit that difficulties and tensions arise sometimes which are only natural and acceptable in any institution. However, I would have thought it more sensible if those experts — a small band of people throughout the country — who are dealing with this area on a constant basis were part and parcel of this whole process. I take it the panels to which the Minister referred are the existing ones and that she is not referring to new panels she intends to establish.