Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic hinted at further measures, saying the unliteral action by the UK had undermined the trust needed for the effective operation of its post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels.

"The US has very lax laws when you look at things like gun use, if they are less risk averse about personal safety, but are nonetheless themselves putting in laws banning facial recognition technology that should be a really big red flag for other jurisdictions."She pointed out that senior figures in the European Parliament have also expressed concerns about FRT.

Facial recognition tech has the capacity to scan and collect data about everyone, even people who would be of no interest to gardaí."Given the concerns from academics, civil societies, politicians and impacted stakeholders around the world, I think it's important for Ireland to slow down and resolve those concerns before adapting technology like facial recognition tech."There are enough voices speaking out that I would hope the Government would hear them and start with the right consultation methods, bring in the experts and decide.

"Facial recognition tech has the capacity to scan and collect data about everyone, even people who would be of no interest to gardaí."Prof Farries said the Government should consider issues with data and privacy legislation before looking at FRT.

"The Data Retention Act and the problems with the Graham Dwyer case, the public services card, the illegality of that, mistakes have been made before in Ireland in terms of surveillance, rights and legality.

"They've made mistakes before, this is an opportunity not to repeat that mistake.Mr Stelet sued Mr Babitchi's widow, Olesea Babitchi, as personal representative of the deceased's estate, along with a number of other parties, over his injuries.

On Thursday, Mr Justice Garrett Simons struck out the action against Ms Babitchi on grounds that Mr Strelet was guilty of inordinate and inexcusable delay in the prosecution of his proceedings.The case against the other parties - the local council, a car sales company, and a car testing company - continues.

The Transport Minister has said nothing will be avoided as part of efforts to ensure the smooth running of Dublin Airport.The airport made international headlines last weekend after long queues stretched outside the terminals and more than 1,000 people missed their flights.