Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is fine. I was not here to move amendment No. 1, nor would I have been able to move it. With regard to these matters, including the use of bodycams, the point is that all types of recording devices or systems used by An Garda Síochána should, at the very least, be specified in a relevant code of practice. Ideally, there should be a list of all approved devices but, in the absence of that, there should be a proper code of practice. This is an issue that may be the subject of a proposed amendment by Senator Keogan and others on Report Stage.

With regard to amendment No. 8 and the rationale with regard to retained automatic number plate recognition data, the first thing to note is that the notion of retained ANPR data is not defined in this Bill. It is unclear if it refers to a retained pool of data pertaining to all vehicles or a retained pool of ANPR data strictly pertaining to vehicles of interest on a watchlist. Again, I am handicapped in that I am not in a position to move amendments that are now under consideration, the technical reason being that an email has not yet been received by the Seanad Office authorising me to do so.