S.I. No. 117/2026 - Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Section 110) (Designation of the United States of America) Order 2026 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.
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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 2026 S.I. No. 117/2026 - Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Section 110) (Designation of the United States of America) Order 2026 S.I. No. 117/2026 - Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Section 110) (Designation of the United States of America) Order 2026 AmendmentsLeasuithe Download PDF Íoslódáil PDF Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st March, 2026. WHEREAS the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on Enhancing Cooperation in Preventing and Combating Serious Crime was done at Dublin on 21 July 2011; AND WHEREAS the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on Enhancing Cooperation in Preventing and Combating Serious Crime provides for cooperation regarding automated searching for and automated comparison of DNA data and dactyloscopic data and the exchange of such data and the reference data relating to them; NOW I, Helen McEntee, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 110 of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014) (as adapted by the Foreign Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2025 ( S.I. No. 106 of 2025 )), after consultation with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2025 ( S.I. No. 242 of 2025 )), hereby order as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (Section 110) (Designation of the United States of America) Order 2026. 2. The United States of America is designated, pursuant to section 110 of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), for the purposes of cooperation regarding automated searching for or automated comparison of DNA data or dactyloscopic data, as the case may be, and the exchange of such data and the reference data relating to them, by or between the State and that state under Chapters 1 to 4 and 7 of Part 12 of that Act in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on Enhancing Cooperation in Preventing and Combating Serious Crime, done at Dublin on 21 July 2011. GIVEN under my Official Seal, 26 March, 2026. HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) This Order designates the United States of America for the purposes of cooperation regarding automated searching for or automated comparison of DNA data or dactyloscopic data, as the case may be, and the exchange of such data and the reference data relating to them, by or between the State and the United States of America under Chapters 1 to 4 and 7 of Part 12 of the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 (No. 11 of 2014), in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on Enhancing Cooperation in Preventing and Combating Serious Crime, done at Dublin on 21 July 2011. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais