448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has considered whether the Consumer Protection Code or other financial regulatory frameworks should be updated to provide explicit standards governing the use of facial image capture and facial biometric technologies by regulated financial service providers, including standards concerning transparency to customers, consent mechanisms where applicable, retention periods, and alternative access methods for customers who do not wish to use biometric verification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19596/26]

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448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has considered whether the Consumer Protection Code or other financial regulatory frameworks should be updated to provide explicit standards governing the use of facial image capture and facial biometric technologies by regulated financial service providers, including standards concerning transparency to customers, consent mechanisms where applicable, retention periods, and alternative access methods for customers who do not wish to use biometric verification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19596/26]

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