Mr. Justice Rory MacCabe:

If I may add to that, from 15 years on the Bench dealing largely with criminal trials, one of the most powerful tools that has appeared has been real evidence in the sense of CCTV coverage. The camera does not generally lie. It has been a powerful weapon in protecting people as well because it seems to me that the use of body-worn camera technology has a double effect. It can be used to detect and assist in detecting crime but it can also be used as protection for the Garda member wearing the camera. I know the Garda Commissioner is very keen on it but, as Mr. Hume said, it is ultimately a matter for the Oireachtas.