Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill 2021: Discussion

Mr. Dale Sunderland:

Certainly and I will give an example. Any organisation that captures CCTV footage retains the general footage for approximately 30 days but there are situations where, if something has happened, it is then necessary to retain that data for a longer period. I would again reference what I said in my opening remarks about the need for clarity, precision and foreseeability in the law. In essence, the law must enable individuals, that is, data subjects to foresee the consequences of the legislation and how the processing of personal data might apply to them. The more granular in detail it is, the better. In fact, under data protection law, a level of granularity and precision is required and that is where the codes of practice come into play in providing that.

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