EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means63/2017Official bill number / year
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Brendan Howlin · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 16 May 2017
- Last updated
- 22 Jan 2021
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates offences for distributing intimate images without consent; maximum 7 years imprisonment for intentional harm, 12 months for strict liability recording.
- Establishes offence of sending threatening or grossly offensive communications with intent to harm (2 years maximum); applies online and offline without requiring persistence.
- Increases harassment penalties from 7 to 10 years imprisonment; extends to persistent communication about a person; protects victim anonymity in intimate image cases.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil16 May 2017
- Second Stage32nd Dáil16 May 2017
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil21 Oct 2020
- Report Stage33rd Dáil17 Dec 2020
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil17 Dec 2020
- Second Stage26th Seanad17 Dec 2020
- Committee Stage26th Seanad18 Dec 2020
- Report Stage26th Seanad18 Dec 2020
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad18 Dec 2020
- Enacted28 Dec 2020
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