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Criminal Justice (Public Order) (Amendment) Bill 2019
- Sponsor
- Robbie Gallagher · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 27 Feb 2019
- Last updated
- 28 Mar 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates mandatory 12-month prison sentence for assaulting emergency service workers (Garda, firefighters, ambulance staff, Defence Forces); increases to 2 years on indictment, extendable to 7 years.
- Introduces new crime of ramming emergency services vehicles with mandatory 12-month prison on summary conviction, 2 years on indictment, extendable to 10 years.
- Applies whether vehicle was marked or unmarked, whether anyone was injured, and regardless of offender's location or personnel proximity at time of incident.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage25th Seanad27 Feb 2019
- Second Stage25th Seanad27 Feb 2019
- Committee Stage25th Seanad27 Mar 2025
Debates
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