First Stage Lapsed 32nd Dáil 102/2017
Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Catherine Murphy
- Introduced
- 12 Jul 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
Plain-English summary 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
- First Stage 32nd Dáil12 Jul 2017