Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2021

Mr. Bob Collins:

In respect of the Deputy's first question, I do not know if any figures are available or published on search warrants sought or the extent to which search warrant applications are refused. It is one of the reasons we wanted to ensure that in these circumstances, particularly were it is decided to persist with having a Garda officer issue such a warrant, there should be regular publication of the details of the number of those and the locations in which they were issued.

I could not quite hear the Deputy's second question on stop and search. Was it about collecting data in respect of those people who are being stopped and searched?