Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2026-06-10
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Matt Carthy (SF), Cavan-Monaghan

I move amendment No. 14:
In page 15, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:
“Review and annual reporting on operation of Part IIIA
40D. (1) The Minister shall, in respect of each calendar year, carry out a review of the operation of this Part.
(2) A review under subsection (1) shall include an assessment of the exercise of powers under sections 40A, 40B and 40C, including the frequency and circumstances of their use.
(3) The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after the completion of a review under subsection (1), prepare and publish a report containing anonymised data relating to—
(a) the number of occasions on which powers under sections 40A, 40B and 40C were exercised,
(b) the general nature of the operations or deployments concerned,
(c) the use of force in the exercise of those powers, and
(d) any other information the Minister considers appropriate for ensuring transparency in the operation of this Part.
(4) The Minister shall cause a copy of a report under this section to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as practicable after its publication.”.”.

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