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The session was the last in the committee's series of engagements on online harassment

Stronger laws needed over spreading of intimate images

An Oireachtas Committee examining online harassment has heard calls for new laws to regulate the circulation of sensitive images online.

Politics • 06 Oct 21

Experts have called for the urgent establishment of a digital safety commissioner

Call for action over harmful content, harassment online

Directors of internet companies should be held criminally liable for a failure to take down harmful sexual content once requested by victims, according to rape crisis network.

Politics • 02 Oct 19

Commissioner Drew Harris said there were about 30 gardaí now trained for the new border Armed Support Unit in Cavan

Garda Commissioner says force is 'ready' for Brexit

The Garda Commissioner has insisted An Garda Síochána is "ready" for Brexit but at this stage he does not know "what type of Brexit we'll get".

Crime • 18 Sep 19

Majella Moynihan was subject to an investigation and threatened with dismissal after she became pregnant by another garda in 1984

Files show cases with similarities to Majella Moynihan

A trawl of An Garda Síochána's disciplinary files has shown there are cases that bear similarities to that of Majella Moynihan, the Garda Commissioner has said.

Ireland • 26 Jun 19

Drew Harris said drug-fuelled crime, repeat offending and mental health issues can only be dealt with by a multi-agency response

Harris says law and order will prevail in Drogheda

The Garda Commissioner has said that while the upsurge in crime in Drogheda and Longford were "very different scenarios", law and order would prevail.

Crime • 26 Jun 19

The Direct Provision Centre Hatch Hall will close next month (Pic: Google Maps)

Direct Provision centre Hatch Hall to close next month

The Direct Provision Centre Hatch Hall, which is situated in Dublin city centre, will close next month.

Ireland • 19 Jun 19

Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring at the Oireachtas Justice Committee

Senior gardaí call for clarification from GSOC chair

Garda superintendents have called on the Chairperson of the Garda Ombudsman to clarify comments made at the Oireachtas Justice Committee over gardaí continuing to conduct criminal investigations of its own members.

Ireland • 08 May 19

Report recommends increased patrols in rurual areas

Increased garda patrols recommended for rural areas

Gardaí should increase patrols in rural areas and hold regular meetings in community centres to reassure communities in areas where garda stations have closed, a new report on community policing and rural crime has recommended.

Crime • 28 Mar 19

Emily Logan said the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission did not support the Government's approach

Group recommends amending article on place in home

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said they are recommending that the article in the constitution relating to a woman's place in the home be amended to reflect the work of carers.

Oireachtas Justice Committee • 19 Sep 18

Under the plan, a court would have the power to order the electronic tagging of high-risk offenders

Cabinet approves electronic tagging of sex offenders

The general outline of legislation around managing the risk posed by sex offenders has been given the green light by Government.

Politics • 06 Jun 18

Lois West and Laura Galligan at the Oireachtas Justice Committee

Crime misreporting 'left some women at risk'

Misclassification and inaccurate recording of crimes by the gardaí left some women at risk of domestic violence, two civilian officers in the gardaí's statistics unit have told the Oireachtas Justice Committee.

Politics • 08 Mar 18

Assistant Commissioner Michael Finn said the current system is causing them 'difficulties and challenges'

Senior garda says IT system is 'not fit for purpose'

One of the highest ranking members of An Garda Síochána has said the force's 20-year-old IT system is "not fit for purpose" and is causing "difficulties and challenges".

Crime • 14 Feb 18

Brian Purcell was questioned about criticisms contained in the Guerin Report

Purcell says whistleblower arrangements unfit

Secretary General of the Department of Justice Brian Purcell has said the arrangements for dealing with Garda whistleblowers were not fit for purpose.

News • 02 Dec 16

Martin Callinan (L) and Alan Shatter have not been called to appear before the Oireachtas justice committee

Shatter glad to be back 'doing real business'

A day after surviving a vote of no confidence in the Dáil, Alan Shatter has said he is glad to be back doing the real business of being Minister for Justice.

News • 03 Apr 14

The committee wants to see increased penalties for trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation

Committee says paying for sex should be an offence

The Oireachtas Justice committee has recommended that the purchase of sex be made a criminal offence.

News • 27 Jun 13

Oireachtas Justice Committee