Enacted 63/2017
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Brendan Howlin
- Introduced
- 16 May 2017
- Last updated
- 22 Jan 2021
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- Creates offences for recording, distributing or publishing intimate images without consent; protects victims' anonymity in related cases.
- Makes it illegal to send threatening or grossly offensive communications; updates harassment laws under the Non-Fatal Offences Act 1997.
- Amends Bail Act 1997 and Domestic Violence Act 2018 to strengthen protections and enforcement related to harassment and harmful communications.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 32nd Dáil16 May 2017
- Second Stage 32nd Dáil16 May 2017
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil21 Oct 2020
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil17 Dec 2020
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil17 Dec 2020
- Second Stage 26th Seanad17 Dec 2020
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad18 Dec 2020
- Report Stage 26th Seanad18 Dec 2020
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad18 Dec 2020
- Enacted28 Dec 2020