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Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- Matt Carthy · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 27 Jan 2026
- Last updated
- 24 Feb 2026
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates new offence: making intimate or harmful images of someone without consent, with penalties specified in amended sections 3-4.
- Increases timeframe for starting summary court proceedings against offenders under the 2020 Act.
- Raises penalties for existing harassment and harmful communications offences under the 2020 Act.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage34th Dáil27 Jan 2026
- Second Stage34th Dáil27 Jan 2026
Debates
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