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Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2026

(Bill 43 of 2026)

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023 to require that public bodies provide members of Garda personnel access to publicly operated CCTV systems, without a full new authorisation being required, for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences; to allow members of Garda personnel to install and operate CCTV in designated high-crime areas; to provide for the preparation of draft codes of practice in relation to Garda access to publicly operated CCTV systems, and for the Minister to declare them by order to be codes of practice.

Last updated: 6 May 2026

Sponsored by: James Geoghegan; Naoise Ó Muirí; Emer Currie; Grace Boland; Maeve O'Connell;

Source: Private Member

Originating House: Dáil Éireann

History of this Bill

This Bill has completed Dáil Éireann, Second Stage

6 May 2026

  • Dáil First Stage

    6 May 2026

    Dáil First Stage

    The Bill is initiated or presented to the House

    6 May 2026

    Completed

  • Dáil Second Stage

    6 May 2026

    Dáil Second Stage

    The general principles of the Bill are debated

    6 May 2026

    Completed

  • Dáil Third Stage

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    Dáil Third Stage

    The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made

    (Also known as Committee Stage)

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    Future Stage

  • Dáil Fourth Stage

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    Dáil Fourth Stage

    Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered

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  • Dáil Fifth Stage

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    Dáil Fifth Stage

    Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Seanad

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  • Seanad First Stage

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  • Seanad Second Stage

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    Seanad Second Stage

    The general principles of the Bill are debated

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  • Seanad Third Stage

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    Seanad Third Stage

    The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
    (Also known as Committee Stage)

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    Future Stage

  • Seanad Fourth Stage

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    Seanad Fourth Stage

    Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
    (Also known as Report Stage)

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    Future Stage

  • Seanad Fifth Stage

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    Seanad Fifth Stage

    Final statements on the Bill are made
    (Also known as Final Stage)

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  • Enacted

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    Enacted

    The Bill is signed into law by the President

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  • Debates

6 May 2026

As initiated

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2026

Debates

6 May 2026

Dáil Éireann

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2026: First Stage

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