Relevant legislation

The principal act governing the activities of the Garda Ombudsman is the Garda Síochána Act 2005, by which the organisation was established. It was amended by two different acts in 2015:

• Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015
• Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015

A number of the following acts also contained amendements to the Garda Síochána Act 2005. The full list of amendments can be found on the Irish Statute Book.

• Criminal Justice Act 2006
• Criminal Justice Act 2007
• Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014

• Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009
• Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993
• Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011

• Protected Disclosures Act 2014

• Children First Act 2015
• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008
• Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
• Court of Appeal Act 2014
• Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008
• Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Act 2015
• Freedom of Information Act 2014
• Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014
• National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012
• Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
• Victims’ Rights Directive 2012/29/EU