On Tuesday, on Government Business, there is a motion re Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009.
On Tuesday, on Government Business, Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025 is at Second Stage and Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025 is at Report and Final Stages. On Wednesday, Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026 is at Second Stage and Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 is at Committee Stage.
On Tuesday, there is a Joint Committee and a Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.
Deputies call for resolution on criminal legal aid
Gary Gannon, Social Democrats, has called out the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O’Callaghan on the ‘proposed hatchet job on criminal legal aid’ stating it will cripple the legal system.
Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin and Cathaoirleach of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs & Migration, has said that the ongoing dispute between criminal legal aid solicitors and the Department of Justice is a matter of serious concern that must be resolved urgently.
New initiative to combat financial crime and money laundering
On Thursday, The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris, and Minister O’Callaghan, launched Ireland’s National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing together with a new 30 Point Action Plan designed to strengthen the State’s response to financial crime.
The initiative recognises that financial crime is not a victimless crime and that behind every fraud, scam and money laundering operation there are real victims, real communities and real economic consequences. The accompanying Action Plan contains 30 practical measures focused on protecting people, supporting law enforcement, tackling emerging threats, strengthening oversight and improving cooperation across Government and society. See the Law Society’s article on the National Risk Assessment.
Government approves Bill to implement EU AI Act in Ireland
The Government has approved the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026, which will establish the AI Office of Ireland (Oifig IS na hÉireann) as the national authority responsible for coordinating and enforcing the EU AI Act. The bill provides the legal framework and enforcement powers needed to supervise compliance with the EU regulation. The new AI Office will serve as Ireland’s central hub for AI regulation, expertise, and coordination as Ireland prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
