Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2021
Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
To pick up on what the witnesses said about detention periods and their extension, the logic that applies to the search warrant applies to the extension of the detention period. There should be independent, external oversight. The Judiciary is best placed to do this. We should not allow what is essentially self-certification regarding search warrants or the extension of periods of detention.
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