Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

Another issue is whether there is a less intrusive but reasonably practical way of obtaining evidence.

I am not saying that evidence should not be gathered. My proposal quite rightly attempts to amend this section in this instance rather than deleting it, adding conditions that must be taken into account. That is all, and no one, by adopting this, would detract from the victim's human rights. One is talking about a suspect, and people must remember that. It is a pity that the Minister, when dealing with "shall" and "may" in parts of other legislation, did not take on board what he said about the Human Rights Commission.

I am pressing for regulations and safeguards to be put in place. That is all they are, since they do not prevent investigations and are not intended to be awkward. If gardaí are trained to carry out their duties properly, there will be no question regarding the operation of this law or the gardaí themselves. This kind of safeguard is required specifically because of the abuse of people in Garda custody.

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