ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have submitted a comprehensive list of amendments to legislators.
ICCL urges Minister for Justice to seize opportunity for strong oversight of An Garda Síochána
Draft legislation will be a missed opportunity unless key amendments are made
Expert Letter to the Data Protection Commissioner: Policing FRT
13 April 2023 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, along with Digital Rights Ireland and academics from the UCD Centre for Digital Policy, the University of Galway, Maynooth University and University College Cork, has written a letter to Data Protection …
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
New Policing Bill is missed opportunity to ensure proper Garda oversight, says ICCL
ICCL urges the Oireachtas to ensure that new proposals for improved Garda oversight are strengthened
ICCL calls for robust Oireachtas scrutiny of legislation allowing Gardai use of new surveillance technology
1 February 2023 ICCL has written to the Minister for Justice this week outlining its concerns ahead of Dáil debate today The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is deeply concerned about some elements of the proposed Garda Síochána (Recording …
ICCL highlights concerns over proposed Garda use of Facial Recognition Technology
25 November 2022 On 23 November 2022 ICCL signed a joint letter to Minister for Jusitce, Helen McEntee TD, outlining our concerns over the government’s ongoing plans to legislate for and deploy policing facial recognition technologies (FRT).