Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the PULSE system is fully integrated with the computer systems of the Courts Service and the national driver file; if not, when same will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3449/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department, the Courts Service and the Garda Síochána are currently engaged with the Reach agency in a pilot project to exchange summons and court outcome information electronically, by implementing the Reach inter-agency messaging service. On successful completion of this pilot project, which is expected in spring 2007, other exchanges of information between these agencies and others in the sector will be revisited, potentially leading to fuller integration between the two systems, depending on the business benefits to be identified.

The Garda Síochána already receives data from the national driver file and this data is incorporated into PULSE.