First Stage Lapsed 33rd Dáil 56/2023
Criminal Justice (Search Warrant Oversight) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Patrick Costello
- Introduced
- 5 Jul 2023
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Removes gardaí's power to authorize premises searches without sworn information. Requires judicial oversight for search warrants.
- Amends multiple existing acts to strengthen search warrant requirements. Gardaí must provide sworn evidence to justify searches.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage. Did not progress to debate or vote in the Dáil.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil5 Jul 2023