Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I echo the words of the Leas-Chathaoirleach on Romania's national day. I know the ambassador is no longer here but I am sure he will read the Official Report.I commend Ilinca and the tens of thousands of Romanians who contribute so much to our country. I would also like to commend the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, who no doubt has had a difficult week as a result of the outrageous violence that took place in Dublin city centre this day last week. The Minister is handling it very well. The proposals for body cameras, facial recognition software and equipping the special units of An Garda Síochána with Tasers, etc., are welcome. When the legislation for facial recognition comes through, I hope that it will be unanimously supported.

I would also like to say that both public representatives and politicians need to be very careful with posting images of vulnerable people on social media. An image was posted of a vulnerable person yesterday and that was unacceptable. A post by somebody who is followed by thousands of people identified a person and that is not acceptable. We just need to be careful. We need to be respectful and careful.

Finally, I would also like to agree with Senator Cassells in what he said about X. I commend the social media platforms that engaged with An Garda Síochána and I call out the one that did not. I also support the call for a debate on the media in the new year.