Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 13 will insert a new section in Part 2. Amendment No. 56 will insert a new section in Part 5, while amendment No. 64 will insert a new section in Part 7. This is to ensure that where there is a power for An Garda Síochána to use recording devices, there is also a power to process the data gathered from those devices. There will be new sections included in Parts 2, 5 and 7 to ensure that where there is a power for An Garda Síochána to use recording devices under the Bill, there is a power to process the data gathered from the devices. There are specific references to processing in Parts 3, 4 and 6 relating to ANPR, recording of telephone calls and the processing of third-party CCTV. Legal advice has indicated that it would be better to include explicit references to processing in Parts 2, 5 and 7 to ensure no ambiguity in An Garda Síochána's powers to process all data gathered under the Bill.

I also wish to make Senators aware that if any minor consequential amendments arise from the inclusion of these sections, these will be brought on Report Stage, subject to engagement with the Office of the Attorney General.