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Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Pa Daly · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 13 Dec 2023
- Last updated
- 8 Sep 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 to allow courts to refer cases to restorative justice schemes before conviction and dismiss charges if appropriate.
- Permits An Garda Síochána and Director of Public Prosecutions to refer cases to restorative justice schemes before court and review prosecution decisions if appropriate.
- Encourages court referrals to restorative justice between conviction and sentencing; prohibits participation in restorative justice from being used as evidence of guilt.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil13 Dec 2023
- Second Stage33rd Dáil13 Dec 2023
Debates
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