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# New powers

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2022

Rights group ‘strongly opposed’ to gardaí being granted facial-recognition technology

Civil liberties groups say it enables “mass surveillance”, the Minister for Justice disagrees.

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May 25th 2022, 11:09 AM

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GSOC will be allowed to investigate the Garda Commissioner under new reforms

The government has announced a series of reforms to strengthen the Garda Ombudsman.

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Jul 1st 2014, 6:30 PM