First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Withdrawn The bill’s status — click for what it means 33rd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 22/2023 Official bill number / year
Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Seán Crowe · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 21 Mar 2023
- Last updated
- 13 May 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Makes it illegal to sell nitrous oxide in any container (including online) to anyone under 18, if intended for causing intoxication.
- Gives gardaí power to seize nitrous oxide containers from children in public places reasonably believed to be misusing them for intoxication.
- Creates criminal offence punishable by class C fine or up to 12 months imprisonment under amended Child Care Act 1991.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil21 Mar 2023
Debates
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