John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I see the Minister for Justice is here so she might be able to respond to this. I raised with the Taoiseach a few months ago, before the Dáil recess, the issue of individuals or groups wearing masks during protests, thereby preventing identification by CCTV, Garda body cameras or eyewitnesses in the event of criminal behaviour being alleged against them, or even detection by An Garda Síochána and follow-up with prosecutions. The Taoiseach shared my concern at the time. However, I have read some media reports lately and am looking for a progress report. Will the Minister inform the House whether any progress has been made on dealing with the matter, which seems to be a growing habit during public protests?

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