Enacted 72/2022
Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Introduced
- 4 Jul 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends 2011 law requiring phone/internet providers to retain customer data (calls, messages, location) for law enforcement access.
- Sets conditions for when providers must keep data and when authorities can request it; details disclosure rules.
- Specifies which data types providers retain, how long, and safeguards for privacy and data security.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil4 Jul 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil5 Jul 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil6 Jul 2022
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil6 Jul 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil6 Jul 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad6 Jul 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad11 Jul 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad13 Jul 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad13 Jul 2022
- Enacted21 Jul 2022