Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 34th Dáil The House currently handling the bill 13/2026 Official bill number / year
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- Alan Kelly · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 4 Feb 2026
- Last updated
- 5 Feb 2026
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Extends the definition of 'intimate image' under the 2020 Act to include computer-generated or computer-modified fake images depicting identifiable persons in intimate contexts.
- Creates new offence: generating intimate images of another person by computer-graphics without consent for distribution or publication, with penalties up to 7 years imprisonment.
- Presumes social media platforms knowingly facilitated generation of such images when their software was used, shifting burden of proof to the platform to demonstrate otherwise.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil4 Feb 2026
- Second Stage 34th Dáil4 Feb 2026
Debates
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