Second Stage Current 33rd Dáil 70/2024

Animal Health and Welfare (Prohibition of Animal Testing for Botox) (Amendment) Bill 2024

Health Agriculture & Food

Sponsor: Paul Murphy
Introduced: 18 Sep 2024
Last updated: 2 May 2025

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Amends Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban animal testing specifically for botox production and cosmetic purposes.
Prohibits companies from using animals to test botox safety, efficacy, or development in Ireland.
Bill currently at Second Stage; seeks to strengthen animal protection laws in cosmetic testing sector.

Stage timeline

First Stage 33rd Dáil

18 Sep 2024
Second Stage 33rd Dáil

1 May 2025