Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2026: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-10
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Sharon Keogan (IND), Industrial and Commercial Panel

I support the amendments by Senators McDowell, Ruane and Black. It not an onerous task that we are asking the Minister to accept in these amendments. I will put it very simply. It is giving gardaí the pen. They have the ink in the pen to use when they are recording this data. It is important that this data is collected. We want a fair and just society for everybody living in this country, including people of different colour, race, ethnicity and nationality. Sometimes, they can be targeted because of that. It is important that we record that, get the statistics in relation to that and that the Minister produces those statistics on a yearly basis. I 100% support these amendments today.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-10