Second Stage Current 33rd Dáil 101/2021
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Lisa Chambers
- Introduced
- 15 Jul 2021
- Last updated
- 28 May 2025
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates new criminal offence of stalking: repeated unwanted behaviour driven by fixation or obsession causing alarm, distress, or harm.
- Amends Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act to include stalking as a specific crime with associated penalties and procedures.
- Aims to protect victims from persistent targeted behaviour; specific penalties and enforcement mechanisms not detailed in long title alone.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 26th Seanad15 Jul 2021
- Second Stage 26th Seanad15 Jul 2021
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad22 Sep 2021
- Report Stage 26th Seanad27 Jan 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad9 Feb 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil27 May 2025