Second Stage Lapsed 26th Seanad 24/2021
Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Mark Wall
- Introduced
- 19 Feb 2021
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2025
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows local authorities to use CCTV cameras in public places to prevent, investigate, detect and prosecute certain offences.
- Provides legal framework for local councils to operate CCTV systems for law enforcement purposes beyond existing powers.
- Bill lapsed during Second Stage; did not proceed to law. Status and scope of offences covered remain unspecified in available text.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 26th Seanad19 Feb 2021
- Second Stage 26th Seanad19 Feb 2021