Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2023-11-08
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Sharon Keogan (IND), Industrial and Commercial Panel

Retained automatic number plate recognition, ANPR, data is not defined in the Bill. It is unclear if it refers to a retained pool of ANPR data pertaining to all vehicles or ANPR data strictly pertaining to vehicles of interest on a watchlist. Will the Minister specify which it is? This amendment would allow searches of retained ANPR data to be carried out without the requirement of reasonable grounds to believe there is significant threat to public safety or order. This could have a chilling effect on the right to protest and must be safeguarded against.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-08