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Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Lisa Chambers · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 17 Oct 2024
- Last updated
- 22 May 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates new criminal offence for 'catfishing'—deceptively impersonating someone online to harm or deceive them.
- Amends Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 to define and penalise catfishing as a crime.
- Makes related changes to Broadcasting Act 2009; specific penalties and enforcement mechanisms not detailed in long title.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad17 Oct 2024
- Second Stage26th Seanad17 Oct 2024
- Committee Stage26th Seanad22 Oct 2024
- Report Stage27th Seanad20 May 2025
Debates
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