Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024

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

• Amends Criminal Justice Act 1990 to change how courts sentence offenders who were under 18 when they committed certain crimes.
• Applies new sentencing rules specifically to young offenders, replacing previous approach for those crimes covered by the 1990 Act.
• Exact sentencing changes and which offences are included require reviewing the Act's text — information not provided in bill title.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   19 Sep 2024
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   24 Sep 2024
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   25 Sep 2024
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   25 Sep 2024
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   25 Sep 2024
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   25 Sep 2024
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   3 Oct 2024
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   3 Oct 2024
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   3 Oct 2024
10. Enacted

    4 Oct 2024