Second Stage Current 34th Dáil 79/2025
Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Ivana Bacik
- Introduced
- 9 Dec 2025
- Last updated
- 10 Dec 2025
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse against unincorporated groups (like religious organisations) that currently can't be sued as legal entities.
- Lets these groups use associated trust assets to pay damages awards, protecting their main funds from seizure in abuse claims.
- Extends time limits under the Statute of Limitations 1957 to allow older abuse claims to proceed in court beyond current deadlines.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 34th Dáil9 Dec 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil9 Dec 2025