Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021

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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

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   12 Nov 2021
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   16 Nov 2021
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   18 Nov 2021
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   26 Apr 2022
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   19 Oct 2022
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   19 Oct 2022
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   7 Mar 2023
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   23 Mar 2023
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   23 Mar 2023
10. Cream List 33rd Dáil

    29 Mar 2023
11. Enacted

    5 Apr 2023