Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It would not deal with the issue of a hospital's footprint either. No legislation is perfect. I imagine this issue will pose a difficulty. Similarly, the recording of individuals coming out of hospitals would be unacceptable in most people's view regardless of why the individuals were attending the hospitals. If recording is allowed to happen from outside the boundary, it will be something to worry about.

Will the witnesses walk us through the idea of a verbal warning? What would happen? A concern has been raised. Let us say that a garda gives a warning or notes that someone is within the distance set out under the legislation. The problem is that it is likely that that garda will not be there all day and will go off duty at the end of his or her shift. Another garda will come on duty and, on the back of a complaint, intervene again. This is where the train of evidence can disperse. If a warning is not written down, I imagine difficulties will arise. In that context, will the witnesses walk us through how this Bill would be implemented and what would and would not work?