Bill entitled an Act to amend the law relating to the prohibition of incitement to violence or hatred against a person or a group of persons on account of certain characteristics (referred to as protected characteristics) of the person or the group of persons and to provide for an offence of condoning, denying or grossly trivialising genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against peace and, in doing so, to give effect to Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA of 28 November 2008 on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law; to provide for certain offences aggravated by hatred in the Criminal Damage Act 1991, the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 and the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997; for those purposes, to provide for amendments of those and other enactments and to repeal the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act 1989; to provide in respect of other offences for hatred against a person or a group of persons on account of certain characteristics (referred to as protected characteristics) of the person or the group of persons to be an aggravating factor in sentencing for those offences; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated: 21 Jun 2023
History of this Bill
The bill is currently before Seanad Éireann, Third Stage
21 Jun 2023
Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
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Dáil First Stage
1 Nov 2022
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
1 Nov 2022
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
10 Nov 2022
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
10 Nov 2022
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
10 Feb 2023
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)10 Feb 2023
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
21 Feb 2023
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)21 Feb 2023
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
26 Apr 2023
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Seanad
(Also known as Final Stage)26 Apr 2023
Completed
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Seanad First Stage
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Seanad First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Seanad First Stage
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Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
26 Apr 2023
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
26 Apr 2023
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
21 Jun 2023
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)21 Jun 2023
Current Stage
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Seanad Fourth Stage
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Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)n/a
Future Stage
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Seanad Fifth Stage
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Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)n/a
Future Stage
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Enacted
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Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
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Future Stage
26 Apr 2023
As passed by Dáil Éireann
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
21 Feb 2023
As amended in Committee/Select Committee (Dáil Eireann)
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
1 Nov 2022
As initiated
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
Amendments
25 Apr 2023
Report Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
20 Feb 2023
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
This list of debates may not be complete. You can also search directly for this Bill within the Debates section.
Debates
21 Jun 2023
Seanad Éireann
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed)
13 Jun 2023
Seanad Éireann
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage
26 Apr 2023
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
21 Feb 2023
Select Committee On Justice
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee Stage
16 Nov 2022
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee
16 Nov 2022
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed)
10 Nov 2022
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed)
10 Nov 2022
Dáil Éireann
Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage