Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

In his reply I understood the Taoiseach to say the number of suspected terrorists under surveillance is quite small. I am sure we are all relieved to hear that. However, if that is the case, why did the Garda need to make 10,000 applications for access to private telephone records in 2006? Will the Taoiseach explain how many additional requests were made by the Garda, which has the power to make such requests under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005?

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