Second StageStage in the legislative process — click for what it meansCurrentThe bill’s status — click for what it means34th DáilThe House currently handling the bill15/2025Official bill number / year
Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Ruth Coppinger · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 29 Apr 2025
- Last updated
- 30 Apr 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Deletes section 19A of Criminal Evidence Act 1992 and replaces it to prohibit disclosure of counselling records in criminal trials for sexual offences, coercive control and intimate partner violence.
- Prevents counsellors, accused, their counsel, prosecution and courts from requesting, disclosing or accessing counselling records or their contents in relevant criminal proceedings.
- Preserves reporting obligations under Part 3 of Children First Act 2015 while protecting victim privacy and healthcare rights in criminal justice system.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage34th Dáil29 Apr 2025
- Second Stage34th Dáil29 Apr 2025
Debates
Related bills
- Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025Fifth Stage
- Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026Second Stage
- Mental Health Bill 2024Enacted
- Health Information Bill 2024Report Stage
- Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2024First Stage
- Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021Second Stage