McEntee: New laws allowing gardaí to wear body cameras will be ‘hugely helpful’ 

Ronan Slevin, Deputy General secretary, GRA and Frank Thornton, outgoing GRA president, listen as Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee addresses the 44th annual GRA conference in Westport, Co  Mayo. Picture: Conor Ó Mearáin 

New legislation to be brought before the Dáil shortly will pave the way for gardaí to use body-worn cameras and strengthen provisions around the use of CCTV footage and Automatic Number plate Recognition (ANR).

Justice Minister Helen McEntee said this “will be hugely helpful” in providing gardaí with more tools to do their job effectively.