Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2023-11-08
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Helen McEntee (FG), Meath East

The reason is that it might sometimes be necessary for a garda to share information in the course of duty, but where the sharing is crossing a line and is not to deal with a case or is unnecessary, it is a different matter. Someone who is part of a team might have to share the information for very valid purposes. The reason for the reference to a harmful effect is to distinguish between the sharing of information that is clearly not required as part of one's duty or an investigation and the sharing of information that is.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-08