First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 102/2017 Official bill number / year
Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Catherine Murphy · Social Democrats
- Introduced
- 12 Jul 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Removes the criminal offence of blasphemy from the 2009 Defamation Act, decriminalising insulting religious beliefs.
- Bill lapsed without progressing; did not become law. Status unclear on whether reintroduced in subsequent sessions.
- Sponsored by Catherine Murphy; practical effect would eliminate blasphemy as punishable crime if passed.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil12 Jul 2017
Debates
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