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Published on 22 Feb 2024
Bill Digest: Road Traffic Bill 2024
The Bill proposes to change road traffic legislation including changes to penalty points system, reduction of certain default speed limits and, alignment of drug testing with current alcohol testing rules. [Keywords: Rural; maritime and transport; Justice and Crime]
Published on 10 Oct 2023
Bill Digest: Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Bill 2023
This Bill Digest analyses the Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Agency (DSGBV) Bill 2023 [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Bill 2023 ()
Published on 20 Jul 2023
Bill Digest: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2023
The Bill provides for the designation of 100m Safe Access Zones around healthcare premises where certain conduct in relation to termination of pregnancy services will be prohibited. [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime]
Bill Digest: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 13 Jun 2023
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023
The Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023 provides for two new criminal offences relating to the recruitment of children to commit crime. [Keywords: Social protection, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 13 Jun 2023
Bill Digest: Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023
The Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023 provides for statutory compensation for breach of the right to a hearing within a reasonable time in both civil and criminal matters. The Bill provides for the appointment of a Chief Court Delays Assessor and Court Delays Assessors to assess such applications. The Bill also provides for the making of an application to the Circuit Court, in certain circumstances, for such a declaration and compensation, and for related matters. [Keywords: Justice and Crime]
Published on 17 May 2023
L&RS Note: Increasing the Number of Judges in Ireland
This L&RS Note provides a short overview of the proposed increase in the number of judges in Ireland .[Keywords: Justice and crime]
Published on 11 Apr 2023
L&RS Note: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Governance, Oversight and Accountability Mechanisms
This Note is one of three complimentary L&RS Notes, which examine the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023. The Note analyses proposed changes to Governance, Oversight and Accountability Mechanisms for An Garda Síochána, which are included in the Bill. [Keywords: Justice, Crime, People, Communities]
Published on 11 Apr 2023
L&RS Note: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Independent Examiner of Security Legislation
This Note is one of three complimentary L&RS Notes, which examine the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023. The Note provides an overview of the proposed establishment of an Independent Examiner of Security Legislation as set out at Part 7 of the Bill. [Keywords: Justice, Crime, Security]
Published on 11 Apr 2023
L&RS Note: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Community Safety
This Note is one of three complimentary L&RS Notes, which examine the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023. The Note provides an overview of the strategic framework proposed to achieve the objective of promoting community safety included in the Bill. [Keywords: Justice and crime]
L&RS Note: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Community Safety ()
Published on 1 Mar 2023
Bill Digest: Family Courts Bill 2022
The Bill provides for the establishment of a Family High Court, Family Circuit Court and Family District Court as divisions of the current court structures; the assignment of Principal Judges and other judges to the family courts; guiding principles regarding the conduct of family law proceedings and the establishment of a Family Law Rules Committee or Family Law Sub-committees of existing rules committees, as well as other miscellaneous and transitional provisions [Keywords: Justice and crime]
Published on 19 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022
The Bill seeks to amend criminal law including the existing harassment offence and provide for standalone offences of stalking and non-fatal strangulation and suffocation other matters. [Keywords: Justice and crime]
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 19 Dec 2022
L&RS Note: European Commission Rule of Law Report 2022
This Note provides a select overview of the findings of the European Commission Rule of Law Report 2022 (the 2022 Report), which examines significant developments within the EU and individual Member States in relation to the rule of law. The 2022 Report is the third in the series and includes, for the first time, specific recommendations to Member states. [International and EU affairs,Justice and crime, Parliament and Government]
Published on 15 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
The Bill repeals the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act, 1989 and provides for new ‘incitement to violence or hatred’ and ‘aggravated by hatred’ offences [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 15 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022
The Bill establishes a new Gambling Regulatory Authority to oversee the licensing and regulation of gambling activities in Ireland and updates the surrounding legislative framework [Keywords: Business and industry, Justice and crime Social protection]
Published on 30 Nov 2022
Bill Digest: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022
The Bill introduces a variety of miscellaneous amendments across a wide range of areas. It fulfils the Department of Justice’s commitment to statutory reforms to progress the centralisation and automation of court offices and processes. It also provides for several other amendments, including the introduction of new legal partnerships between solicitors and barristers.[Keywords: Economy and finance, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 5 Aug 2022
L&RS Note: Systems of Judicial Appointment across Europe
This L&RS Note provides an insight into the different approaches to judicial appointments that have been adopted in 22 jurisdictions [Keywords: Justice and crime, Parliament and Government]
Published on 15 Jul 2022
Bill Digest: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022
This Bill provides for a number of changes to the judicial appointments system in Ireland [Keywords: Justice and crime; Parliament and Government]
Published on 8 Dec 2021
Spotlight: Addressing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Part Three: National Strategies/Action Plans to Address GBV.
Part three of a three-part series on addressing gender-based violence (GBV) provides an overview of national strategies/action plans to address gender-based violence from across Europe. [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities, Social protection]
Published on 30 Nov 2021
Bill Digest: Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021
This Bill introduces and enhances a number of measures to strengthen the management and monitoring of sex offenders in the community [Keywords: Justice and crime]
Published on 24 Nov 2021
Bill Digest: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021
This Bill amends and expands road traffic and roads legislation, including to better regulate the use of scramblers/quads, and to legalise the use of e-bikes/e-scooters [Keywords: Justice and crime; People and communities; Rural, maritime and transport]