Enacted 29/2024
Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024
- Introduced
- 25 Apr 2024
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2024
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- Creates external oversight body for Defence Forces with specified functions to monitor military operations and conduct.
- Amends Defence Act 1954, National Archives Act 1986, Defence Amendment Act 1990, and Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004.
- Bill enacted; practical effects of oversight body establishment and legislative amendments now in force.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil25 Apr 2024
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil25 Apr 2024
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil23 May 2024
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil12 Jun 2024
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil12 Jun 2024
- Second Stage 26th Seanad12 Jun 2024
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad3 Jul 2024
- Report Stage 26th Seanad9 Jul 2024
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad9 Jul 2024
- Enacted17 Jul 2024