Second Stage Current 33rd Dáil 93/2023
Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Pa Daly
- Introduced
- 13 Dec 2023
- Last updated
- 8 Sep 2025
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Courts can now refer criminal cases to restorative justice schemes between charge and conviction, with power to dismiss charges if appropriate.
- Gardaí and the Director of Public Prosecutions can refer cases to restorative justice before court and review prosecution decisions accordingly.
- Courts encouraged to use restorative justice between conviction and sentencing as an alternative to traditional sentencing approaches.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil13 Dec 2023
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil13 Dec 2023