First Stage Current 34th Dáil 44/2026
Criminal Law (Adult Safeguarding) Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- David Cullinane
- Introduced
- 6 May 2026
- Last updated
- 7 May 2026
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates new criminal offences against vulnerable adults with significantly impaired ability to protect themselves from violence, exploitation, abuse, or neglect.
- Covers physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect committed by another person against such adults.
- Bill details and related measures not yet available at First Stage; specific penalties and enforcement mechanisms to be clarified in later stages.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 34th Dáil6 May 2026