Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Commissioner had an interesting exchange with Deputy Aylward on automatic number plate recognition. I was going to ask whether existing vehicles would be retrofitted but the Commissioner has answered that question in referencing the reduction in cost relating to new vehicles coming in. To touch upon the CCTV element of what Deputy Aylward referred to in respect of motorways and general streetscapes, would ANPR technology which is not vehicle-mounted be cost-effective or beneficial to An Garda Síochána? Can it be retrofitted to existing traffic cameras across the road network? Does the Commissioner believe it would be beneficial to An Garda Síochána in carrying out its duties?