Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 22.

In page 17, line 15, after “name” to insert “and photograph”.

Amendment No. 22 is self-explanatory. I listened to the comment earlier in regard to photographic evidence. Where a member of the public is being informed and given the name of a relevant offender, they should also be given their photograph. We will deal with the issue of names later on in the final amendment I put down.

The name may not have any relevance to the person who is being informed. The likelihood is that in the cases where this disclosure is being made, the person being informed is aware of the individual. If, however, an individual is hanging around a school, for example, and the person being informed is the school principal, giving a name to the principal is of little use in that instance; he or she needs to know what the individual looks like. The requirement for a photograph should be included under section 14E(1)(a). The Garda will have taken a photograph of the individual when he or she is being put on the register. The disclosure should include photographic evidence.