Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-23
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Jim O'Callaghan (FF), Dublin Bay South

I will take up Senator Higgins's offer before I deal with the substance of amendment No. 9. The Senator mentioned a number of issues of concern at the outset. In substance, I think her criticism is that I am not introducing the biometric identification that is defined within the AI Act. She is correct in that respect. I am not introducing biometric identification. Through this legislation I am introducing biometric analysis.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-23