Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is about getting a balance, making sure we give An Garda Síochána the tools to be able to deal with the really serious cases I have mentioned, and protecting people's rights and their privacy. It is about striking that balance, making sure we have a level of oversight and also making sure we are in step with our colleagues at European level. This Bill will be progressed very much in line with a code of conduct that has been developed by the European Data Protection Board. All of the data protection agencies across Europe are coming together to put in place the codes of practice or codes of conduct that should be applied for this type of technology. It is about getting that balance and I am committed to ensuring that in this legislation. I look forward to working with colleagues when we bring this legislation forward, which we hope to do in the new term in September.

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