Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

By deleting "orally" and substituting "remotely by video" in this case, we would essentially be saying that people must do this remotely, which is not what I think the Deputy means. “Orally”, here covers not just contact by telephone, but also a Garda calling to a person’s house. That has happened in certain circumstances. It also covers remote contact by video, where people are orally talking to someone but via video. Therefore, this wording covers every way in which the Garda can communicate with the person, except in writing. As was said, that is not something that will be required. I do not know if we can clarify that “orally” means including talking remotely by video, or if it might be possible to clarify that there are ways-----