Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Allows persons in court proceedings to seek a declaration that cases breached their right to completion within reasonable time, and compensation where applicable.
• Establishes Chief Court Delays Assessor and Court Delays Assessors to examine applications and make binding assessments, with appeals to Circuit Court.
• Assessors must base compensation on European Court of Human Rights standards for Article 6 violations; Minister pays awarded compensation within two months.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   27 Feb 2023
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   24 May 2023
3. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   5 Dec 2023
4. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   21 Feb 2024
5. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   21 Feb 2024
6. Second Stage26th Seanad

   21 Feb 2024
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   20 Mar 2024
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   24 Apr 2024
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   24 Apr 2024
10. Enacted

    1 May 2024

Debates

• Committee and Remaining Stages24 Apr 2024↗
• Second Stage20 Mar 2024↗
• Report and Final Stages21 Feb 2024↗
• Second Stage (Resumed)30 May 2023↗
• Second Stage24 May 2023↗

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