There is a split brewing in the coalition over Justice Minister Simon Harris’ intention to allow gardaí to use controversial facial recognition technology.
Several Green Party sources told the Irish Mirror that its politicians were “deeply uncomfortable” with the idea of making a last-minute change to legislation underpinning the wearing of garda body cameras for the first time.
On Wednesday during a discussion on the Garda Siochana Recording Devices Bill 2022, Mr Harris stated that he intended to bring an amendment to the Bill that would provide for the use of facial recognition technology. However, as the Bill has already progressed, there would not be room for pre-legislative scrutiny.
