Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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-----that the person is who he or she claims to be. Seeing someone in person on camera does not necessarily offer the confirmation being sought either. I can look at the word suggested and see if it covers everything or if there might be room for loopholes. The intention is that there will be a conversation with someone. In the small number of cases, and there have been some, where someone had a disability, the Garda have called in person to the individual's house. The force has got around this issue in its own way. We can look at this wording and explore this issue, but I cannot give a commitment because I think that “orally” makes clear there is a requirement to talk to somebody, be that on camera or in person. Doing so over the telephone does not remove the fact that a person could be anywhere.