State agencies target phone and internet records

State security services are being given access to dozens of internet, landline and mobile phone records of citizens every day.

Mobile phone communications are the most commonly sought data by the gardaí, the Defence Forces, and the Revenue Commissioners, with Department of Justice figures showing an average of 34 requests are granted daily.

For the first time, demands for details on internet traffic have overtaken orders to obtain records of calls made on landlines.