Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 34th Dáil The House currently handling the bill 18/2025 Official bill number / year
Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Mark Ward · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 30 Apr 2025
- Last updated
- 19 Jan 2026
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Restricts nitrous oxide sales to licensed wholesalers and registered retailers only; unlicensed sales are offences.
- Bans selling nitrous oxide to under-18s for intoxication purposes; gardaí can seize containers from minors in public places.
- Allows gardaí to seize nitrous oxide in public when reasonably believed to be misused for intoxication, without criminalising possession.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil30 Apr 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil30 Apr 2025
Debates
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