From Book II of the Georgie Saga

“On this hacking idea, Sonny, I think I have an idea.”

Traonach knew you had to at least have the bones of a plot in your mind before you could approach Sonny with a plan, or the idea of how a plan could be constructed.

“I was sitting in a pub having a cup of tea the other evening when I over...!

“Who was sitting in the pub drinking tea? You?”

“Well OK then! It was Terry Fitch. Terry Fitch overheard a conversation that gave me an idea.”

The conversation had been boring. "Five to Four", the name Traonach had given one of the punters, the drinking and betting on the horses fellow, who always seemed to be in the pub, spoofing about how much he won on wagers. Sometimes even when he had lost and wanted to blame the jockey. There he was in front of the television screen, frothing at the mouth, shouting.

“Ya shagger. Ya were pulling the head off that nag to hold him back.” Then turning to no one in particular. “Did ya see that? Bloody favourite won at short odds, five to four.  That jockey should be shot.”

It was another conversation he overheard that offered an idea, as to how to gain an advantage of Sonny's competitors, the ones who were unafraid of being killed: shot.

It appears Traonach explained to Sonny that this free travel card, which was a paper document, is now a plastic card. It's called the Public Services Card, and the Department of Social Protection wants every citizen to get one. It will be programmed to allow what ever social services the citizen qualifies for to be controlled by the card. If you travel on a train or a bus you tap the card on a reader. Then the journey is recorded and the Social,  pays the travel company a fee. To get your pension at the Post Office, you tap it as well. If you qualify for social payments, job seekers, widow's pension, senior pensions and some other services it is recorded by using the card.

“Come on, Traonach, it's a long narration. I know some of that. What are you getting at.”

“Well, Five to Four, had to get his card recently. He went in and had an interview. Then the lady in the office, across the counter, linked his social details, with his birth cert details.”

“So they now have all his details in one place?”

“Yes. From the cradle to the grave.”

“And?”

“To get a new passport or get a re-issue, you need the card. They are advertising that now.”

“And?”

“To get a password now you don't have to submit a Birth Cert. So no searching death records for a babies' details to use  to get a false passport. You could get one with a Personal Services Card. Once you can produce a false card for you or someone else, you can more of less control their lives. Yes Sonny, F It Up. Screw with their heads. Give them an address and a profile we can use to get them arrested or worse still put away.

“I'm way ahead of you Traonach. With one of these false cards in one of these lads names, we don't need to shoot the shaggers.”

“And the best part of that Sonny, is these plonkers will never make an application for their own card.”