Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am baffled by what I have heard from the Minister of State and Government Senators. I have some expertise in database systems, having taught the subject for the best part of 20 years.

Perhaps I might respond to Senator Cáit Keane's offer to take me outside later but not now. She spoke about insulation grants. Is it not the case if I seek such a grant that I must demonstrate that I have carried out some work? There is no free grant other than this one.

Let us speak about the database. A database is an extremely dangerous piece of equipment and software. It was used in South Africa during the apartheid era and is used in Israel to track the movements of Palestinians. Databases have huge information available-----