Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thought these were very good amendments and we would certainly support them. Amendment No. 65 will prevent identity databases from being created by, for example, the Government. Such databases could be exploited for a range of purposes. Amendment No. 141 is an effort to prevent the Government from continuing to maintain its gigantic and illegal biometric database, created through forcing people to get a public services card for a range of reasons such as getting a passport or, until recently, a driver's licence, reasons that have no basis whatsoever in law. They are very worthy provisions and, whether we discussed them on Committee Stage or not, it is important to insert them at this stage.

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