Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

My concern remains that there is a potential for an illegal search. From what the Minister is saying, if something is used remotely, we cannot necessarily apply the legality of its entry into places. I appreciate the member of the Garda and the drone are at a remove. That is why I seek to apply controls and limits to the drone as much as to the Garda operator. The drone is essentially an extension of the operator in this case. It seems that this will run the risk of producing evidence that will be deemed to have been the result of an illegal search. This would undermine the Bill.