Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 31:

In page 14, to delete lines 38 to 41 and in page 15, to delete lines 1 to 12 and substitute the following: “(4) An approval under this section shall be in writing and shall specify—

(a) the vehicle that is to be the subject of focused monitoring,

(b) the name of the District Court Judge and the date of approval,

(c) the conditions (if any) subject to which the approval is granted,

(d) the date of expiry of the approval, and

(e) any additional matters that may be specified in an applicable code of practice.

(5) A District Court judge referred to in subsection (2) may, following an application made by a member of Garda personnel, and taking into account the matters referred to in that subsection, vary, subject to subsection (3)(a), the duration of an approval granted under this section at any time before the expiry of the approval. The total duration of an approval granted under this section, howsoever extended or varied, shall not exceed the duration of 3 months.

(6) An Garda Síochána shall create and maintain a written list of applications for focused monitoring, which shall contain the details of each application and the reasons why each application was approved or refused, or varied under subsection (5), and any further information provided for in an applicable code of practice.”.