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Protection of Children (Online Age Verification) Bill 2026

Bill entitled an Act, in the interest of child protection, to require that access to pornographic content on the internet be subject to an age-verification requirement and to provide for related matters.

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Place
Houses of the Oireachtas
Chamber
Seanad Éireann
Reference
Bill 77 of 2026
Stage
Committee Stage
Status
Current
Introduced
2026-07-02
Scheduled
2026-07-02
Sponsor
Rónán Mullen, Sharon Keogan, Aubrey McCarthy, Michael McDowell, Gerard P. Craughwell, Joe Conway, Aidan Davitt, Diarmuid Wilson, Sarah O'Reilly
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