This is warranted because, as I read the section, it lays out that An Garda Síochána can make use of this section off its own bat and that this monitoring can continue on. As I have said, approval must be sought at the level of superintendent within An Garda Síochána but any extension beyond three months would require the approval of a District Court judge.
To clarify, section 17(1) includes a section 17(1)(a) and a section 17(1)(b), the latter of which reads "has been authorised by a judge of the District Court under section 18 ." Section 18 states: "If an approval under section 17 has been granted and a member of the Garda Síochána not below the rank of superintendent believes that focussed monitoring of the vehicle concerned for more than 3 months [...] is justified" the matter will go to the District Court.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Thomas Pringle and Joan Collins; Níl, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: "That the Bill do now pass." | Carried | 85–50 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 61–75 |
| Question put: "That the motion be agreed to." | Carried | 80–56 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 76–60 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 76–60 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 49–73 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 55–80 |
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