Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2026

Bille an Gharda Síochána (Cumhachtaí), 2026

Public Bill 3/2026 · Status: Current · Most recent stage: Fifth Stage

1. First Stage
2. Second Stage
3. Committee Stage
4. Report Stage
5. Fifth Stage
6. Enacted

Bill entitled an Act to make provision in relation to the power of members of An Garda Síochána to stop and search persons and vehicles in specified circumstances; to make provision in relation to the search of premises; to make provision in relation to the treatment of persons in custody; to give further effect to Directive 2013/48/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities when deprived of liberty; to amend the Criminal Law Act 1976, the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 and the Criminal Justice Act 2007; and to provide for related matters.

Official bill record

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Debate history

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