Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-11
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Pauline Tully (SF), Cultural and Educational Panel

I move amendment No. 10:
In page 9, after line 36, to insert the following:
“Pilot Programme for Biometric Categorisation Technologies
10. The Minister shall ensure that no national deployment of biometric categorisation technologies shall occur until a pilot programme has been completed and independently evaluated, including assessments of—
(a) accuracy and error rates,
(b) discriminatory impacts,
(c) compliance with data protection law, and
(d) impacts on privacy and fundamental rights,
and the evaluation shall be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas.”.
As has been done with other technology, including body cams used by gardaí, it is crucial that prior to deployment across the State, there is a pilot programme that will evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of the technology as well as identifying any issue that may need to be addressed prior to its wider roll-out.

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