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Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Lisa Chambers · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 15 Jul 2021
- Last updated
- 28 May 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates a specific criminal offence of stalking under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, defined by repeated unwanted behaviour driven by fixation or obsession causing alarm, distress or harm.
- Distinguishes stalking from harassment by recognising the element of intense obsession that creates unwanted intimacy, addressing a gap identified by the Law Reform Commission in 2016.
- Aims to increase reporting and prosecution of stalking, drawing on evidence from Scotland and England/Wales where dedicated stalking offences were introduced in 2010-2012.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad15 Jul 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad15 Jul 2021
- Committee Stage26th Seanad22 Sep 2021
- Report Stage26th Seanad27 Jan 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad9 Feb 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil27 May 2025
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