Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is enough anyway in as much as there is recognition and the link to public contracts.

I refer to the video and audio surveillance powers. We had the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, in here two weeks ago. It was looking for similar additional powers. Obviously, Ms McNamara feels that more powers are needed. It is in this Bill. I am trying to hone in on something. With the Criminal Assets Bureau, CAB, and others, for instance, there is quite a high bar in terms of that surveillance. Obviously, it goes through the Garda. There is a structure. The courts must be involved or else a superior officer. It seems that these powers would be granted outside of that process. It raises the question that we are only looking at similar powers now. The CCPC will have similar powers to the CAB. How will that operate? These powers will operate separate to members of An Garda Síochána. There is no provision for the use of those powers to be overseen in any way by either a judge or a member of the Garda. Could Ms McNamara talk about that?