Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his view on the introduction of a national identity card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13136/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I can inform the Deputy that while I remain to be convinced of the necessity of the introduction of an identity card scheme, any final judgement in this regard must include a full assessment of the implications of a UK ID card scheme. Developments in the rest of the EU, where ID cards are a much more normal part of everyday life and are often used, for example, to access public services, will also continue to inform our thinking on this matter.