Second Stage Current 26th Seanad 88/2024

Parole (Special Advocates) Bill 2024

Justice & Policing

Sponsor: Lynn Ruane
Introduced: 15 Oct 2024
Last updated: 5 Jun 2025

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Amends Parole Act 2019 to allow special advocates to represent parole applicants' interests in certain Parole Board cases.
Special advocates will support relevant applicants—likely those with security concerns or restricted evidence access.
Creates new representation mechanism; bill is at Second Stage—detailed provisions and implementation scope not yet finalized.

Stage timeline

First Stage 26th Seanad

15 Oct 2024
Second Stage 26th Seanad

15 Oct 2024