James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for those opening remarks. I know the committee is keen to progress with the body camera legislation. From my own constituency work I know that many gardaí on the beat are also looking forward to having body cameras available to them. I know the committee is very supportive of that. I note there will be a separate Bill for the facial recognition technology piece, which is a wise approach. I look forward to engaging in the pre-legislative scrutiny in this committee. As it is a complex area, it is important that we do it due service.

We now move to consideration of the Bill.