I second the amendment.
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 11 of 342 decisive votes (0 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.
This is the point of the site: contributions keep the party held on the day, not the one held now.
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| IND | Independent | 1,699 | 2020-01-21 – 2026-07-16 |
| CC | Ceann Comhairle / Chair | 9 | 2025-03-19 – 2025-05-07 |
Membership spells on record: IND 2016-04-25–2020-03-29 · IND 2020-03-30–2025-01-29 · IND 2025-01-29–present
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I move amendment No. 68: In page 29, to delete lines 13 to 38, to delete pages 30 and 31, and in page 32, to delete lines 1 to 20.
It is quite a big grouping, so I ask Members to bear with me. There is some potential repetition in terms of the two different Acts the amendments seek to amend. Amendments Nos. 68 and 90 seek the outright deletion of sections 20 and 32 of the Bill. Sections 20 and 32 make provisions for operational CCTV for certain purposes. It is our assertion that these sections of the Bill are unnecessary and provide opportunity for problematic scope creep in the future. Amendments Nos. 82 and 104 seek the outright deletion of …
I hope we can work together to look at the substantive issues here. I do not think anyone is arguing in favour of covering up or turning a blind eye to illegal dumping or against the value of a clean space. To argue for these amendments is not to argue against that. This is about how to create a society that finds a way to reduce that while also not having a negative impact on other communities that may be inadvertently impacted by someone else's behaviour, which has nothing to do with them, even with the safeguard…
I move amendment No. 69: In page 29, line 21, to delete “deterrence, prevention, detection and”.
I move amendment No. 74: In page 30, line 10, after “shall” to insert “, in consultation with relevant persons,”.
I move amendment No. 79: In page 32, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(17) Notices, which shall be known as Surveillance Transparency Notices, shall be published in respect of every CCTV scheme approved under this section, both online on a website maintained by the relevant local authority, and in all important public forums within the local authority area, and shall be in plain language. (18) A Surveillance Transparency Notice published in accordance with subsection (17) shall include— (a) detail…
I move amendment No. 80: In page 32, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “Prohibition on use of artificial intelligence under CCTV scheme 21. The Act of 1996 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 14A: “14AA. (1) The use of facial recognition technology, or any other cognate artificial intelligence technologies, in combination with information obtained as a result of the operation of an approved CCTV scheme shall be prohibited. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the us…
I move amendment No. 81: In page 32, to delete lines 21 to 41, and in page 33, to delete lines 1 and 2.
I second the amendment.
I move amendment No. 92: In page 47, to delete lines 38 and 39, to delete pages 48 to 50, and in page 51, to delete lines 1 to 7.
I move amendment No. 94: In page 48, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(b) a detailed technical specification of the devices to be used in the CCTV scheme, including the hardware, software and any artificial intelligence used to record, store or process the recorded visual data,”.
I move amendment No. 95: In page 48, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(iii) the deletion and destruction of recordings made and documents produced pursuant to that scheme,”.
I move amendment No. 96: In page 48, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “(c) shall include an assessment of the ethical, environmental and social class considerations and implications of the CCTV scheme, and”.
I move amendment No. 97: In page 48, line 34, after “shall” to insert “, in consultation with relevant persons,”.
I move amendment No. 98: In page 49, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(c) the precise location of any recording devices provided by the CCTV scheme shall be recorded in a local authority database of CCTV recording devices, which is accessible to the public on the website of the local authority concerned.”.