European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Bill 2022

What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Amends European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 to align Irish law with EU Framework Decision requirements, responding to EU infringement proceedings initiated in 2020.
• Makes High Court endorsement of arrest warrants mandatory rather than discretionary when compliance confirmed; establishes tighter timelines for court decisions and surrender procedures.
• Introduces procedural protections: persons tried in absentia receive judgment copies; detention reviews required; specialty rule (limits re-prosecution) becomes mandatory; privilege grounds for non-execution added.

Stage timeline What do these stages mean?

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   10 Mar 2022
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   10 Mar 2022
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   23 Mar 2022
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   22 Jun 2022
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   22 Jun 2022
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   22 Jun 2022
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   28 Feb 2024
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   28 Feb 2024
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   28 Feb 2024
10. Cream List 33rd Dáil

    6 Mar 2024
11. Enacted

    12 Mar 2024

Debates

• From the Seanad 6 Mar 2024 ↗
• Report and Final Stages 28 Feb 2024 ↗
• Committee Stage 22 Feb 2024 ↗
• Second Stage 25 Oct 2022 ↗
• Committee and Remaining Stages 22 Jun 2022 ↗
• Second Stage 23 Mar 2022 ↗

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