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No. 34 of 2004

Criminal Justice Bill 2004

Public bill · Government · Presented

The Criminal Justice Bill 2004 would give Gardaí wider powers to protect and search crime scenes, obtain urgent search warrants, seize evidence, hold suspects for longer, take photographs and collect saliva or hair samples. It would also allow certain earlier witness statements to be used in court, expand prosecution appeals on legal questions, protect some witnesses’ medical privacy, introduce fixed fines for minor public-order offences, require secure firearm storage, and improve access to trust information during serious-crime investigations. These measures aim to make investigations and prosecutions more effective, but would also increase Garda powers and the amount of evidence that can be used against accused people.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the powers of the Garda Síochána in relation to the investigation of offences, to amend criminal law and procedure in other respects, including provision for the admissibility in evidence of certain witness statements, an extension of the circumstances in which the Attorney General in the case or, if he or she is the prosecuting authority in a trial, the Director of Public Prosecutions may refer a question of law to the Supreme Court for determination or take an appeal in criminal proceedings, a restriction of the offences to which section 10(4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 applies, an amendment of the jurisdiction of the District Court in criminal matters, the imposition of fixed charges in respect of certain offences under the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, an amendment of the requirements for the issue of a firearms certificate and an amendment of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851 relating to the issue and execution of certain warrants, and to provide for related matters

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Last updated 13 April 2018

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  • Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
    Dáil
  • Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Committee Stage
    Dáil
  • Report Stage
    Dáil
  • Fifth Stage
    Dáil
  • Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Report Stage
    Seanad
  • Fifth Stage
    Seanad Enacted
  • Enacted
    Enacted
Debates
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages.
    Seanad
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage.
    Seanad
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage.
    Seanad
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Order for Report Stage.
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage.
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed).
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage.
    SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Presentations.
    JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion.
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Referral to Select Committee.
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Ministerial Presentation.
    JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Presentation.
    JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Presentations.
    JOINT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, EQUALITY, DEFENCE AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed).
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Order for Second Stage.
    Dáil
  • Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage.
    Dáil
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