Second Stage Current 26th Seanad 88/2024
Parole (Special Advocates) Bill 2024
- 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 Seanad15 Oct 2024
- Second Stage 26th Seanad15 Oct 2024