Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

There is obviously an issue when you are being overly prescriptive in naming every single device but there must be another way to frame the amendment so it is not so open-ended and referring to "any device". Maybe there is an amendment that is not these, but which references devices that are related to the Road Traffic Act. It could specify the only devices that can be used are ones related to the violations brought to the fore in the Act and will catch speed and dangerous driving if something has happened. We would then be defining that it is not just any device for gathering data for any purpose but that it is related to the Act itself. As the amendment is written it could be anything for any reason. It just refers to "any device". Then, all of a sudden, we will have all different types of data-gathering devices on motorways and roads. We might have them in estates as well to monitor different minor roads. They are covered under this Bill rather than them being specific to road traffic incidents or related to speed. Even if it is not what we are saying about naming different devices, there is definitely a different way that is much more responsible than the way it is currently worded. Maybe the Minister should go back to what those amendments look like between now and the next Stage.