Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)
9:00 am
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
To be devil's advocate, if one is a member of An Garda Síochána and one is investigating a crime, it is not always the case that one will only interact with suspects. There may be information available from some other entity which would be relevant to the crime. For instance, gardaí may seek access from a company involved in online gambling which might have data that is relevant to the commission of an offence, but there is no suggestion that the company itself would be involved in that criminal activity. I am concerned that the ICCL recommendation could limit the Garda in fighting crime.
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