First Stage Lapsed 26th Seanad 30/2023
Criminal Justice (Juvenile Offenders) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Barry Ward
- Introduced
- 24 Apr 2023
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2025
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows judges discretion in sentencing juvenile murderers and traitors, replacing mandatory life sentences with other options.
- Extends suspended sentence rules to juvenile offenders, giving courts more flexibility in how sentences are served.
- Gives judges discretion when setting detention and supervision order terms for young offenders under the Children Act 2001.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 26th Seanad24 Apr 2023