Two pieces of policing legislation will be considered back to back on Wednesday evening by the Daíl Justice Committee: the Garda (Recording Devices) Bill and the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill.
ICCL and DRI welcome Justice Committee’s concerns about proposed EU law which could lead to mass surveillance of private messages and emails
The proposed EU law could mandate the monitoring of virtually all public and private digital communications
Criticism of FRT plans by Government TDs welcomed by ICCL
ICCL welcomes the acknowledgement by Government TDs that the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by An Garda Síochána poses a serious risk to people’s fundamental rights
Hate Crime Coalition welcomes progress of Hate Crime Bill as first key step to tackling hate crime
Ahead of its examination in the Oireachtas, the Coalition Against Hate Crime has welcomed the progress of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence of Hatred and Hate Offences Bill) 2022.
Coalition Against Hate Crime submission to the Oireachtas Justice Committee on the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
The Coalition has submitted suggested amendments to members of the Oireachtas To ensure the legislation is in line with human rights standards, reflects the experiences and needs of impacted communities, and provides clear definitions and thresholds
Briefing notes on incitement to hatred and hate crime bill
07 November 2022 Briefing notes from ICCL and the Coalition Against Hate Crime (CAHC) outlining the major issues of concern of the organisations working to strengthen the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022, submitted …
Rights group says strengthening of oversight essential to garda reform
15 October 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is set to tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee that proposals for improved garda oversight are essential to the garda reform process and must not be watered down. Proposals on the …
ICCL to tell Justice Committee covid measures concentrate too much power in one pair of hands
22 June 2021 Representatives from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) are set to appear before the Oireachtas Justice Committee today. In a statement, the organisation said that it was disappointed that the government had chosen not to accept …
ICCL to tell Oireachtas Health Committee “extraordinary” powers must be reviewed
24 May 2021 Representatives from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) are to go before the Oireachtas Health Committee tomorrow (Tuesday) to call for an urgent review of the emergency covid legislation. This is the bedrock law which allows …
Justice Committee to hear of danger of electoral manipulation if DPC does not act
27 April 2021 (updated with video on 17 May 2021) The Oireachtas Justice Committee will tonight hear that the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has failed to enforce the GDPR, creating an acute risk for democracy. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ …
ICCL to address Oireachtas Covid-19 Committee
9 September 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) will address the Oireachtas COVID19 Committee today from 3pm. Liam Herrick (Executive Director) and Doireann Ansbro (Senior Research and Policy Officer) will make presentations. Our full submission addresses the issue …
ICCL writes to Oireachtas Commitee on COVID-19
10 May 2020 (via email) Dear Deputy, On behalf of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), I would like to congratulate you on your appointment to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response. We welcome the establishment of this Committee …
ICCL says 3-day abortion waiting period not rights-compliant
Dublin, 7 November 2018 As the Joint Oireachtas Committee discusses the proposed three day waiting period for abortion care, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the waiting period contained in the proposed legislation does not comply …
Public Services Card
We presented our concerns about the Public Services Card to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection on Thursday 8th February: ICCL Submission to Oireachtas on Public Services Card 7.2.18 If you’d like to receive information about ICCL’s actions on …
Communications (Retention of Data) Bill
Following our appearance highlighting concerns about the Data Retention Bill 2017 at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality (see below) they published this report, adopting all of the main recommendations we made: Report of Oireachtas Justice Committee on …
ICCL highlights dangers of public services card at Oireachtas meeting
Dublin, 6 February 2018 A delegation from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is to appear on Thursday at a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, highlighting what it says are significant human …
ICCL welcomes recommendations of the 8th Committee
The ICCL welcomes the decision of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution to recommend a referendum to directly repeal Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution. The ICCL also welcomes the Committee’s recommendations that abortion should be …
ICCL Submission to Oireachtas Justice Committee on the Data Retention Bill 2017
On 16 November 2017 the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, together with Digital Rights Ireland, submitted a report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Justice and Equality on the Data Retention Bill. Here is the full text of our submission: …