Enacted 144/2021
Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021
- Introduced
- 12 Nov 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
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- Changes how sex offenders notify authorities; allows gardaí to take fingerprints, palm prints, and photos in certain cases.
- Enables electronic monitoring of certain offenders and allows courts to ban them from working with children and vulnerable persons.
- Permits disclosure and publication of offender information for risk assessment; allows retention of biometric data under Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil12 Nov 2021
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil16 Nov 2021
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil18 Nov 2021
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil26 Apr 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil19 Oct 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad19 Oct 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad7 Mar 2023
- Report Stage 26th Seanad23 Mar 2023
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad23 Mar 2023
- Cream List 33rd Dáil29 Mar 2023
- Enacted5 Apr 2023