First Stage Lapsed 32nd Dáil 11/2017
Sentencing Council Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Jonathan O'Brien
- Introduced
- 1 Feb 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates a new Sentencing Council to develop guidelines for judges on appropriate prison sentences.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage in 2017; never progressed to debate or enactment.
- Practical effect: No council established; sentencing guidelines remain as previously determined by courts.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 32nd Dáil1 Feb 2017