The Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information Systems) Act 2017 is an act of the Oireachtas dealing with cybercrime.
[1] Previous laws dealing with computer crime in Ireland were the Criminal Damage Act 1991 and Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences Act) 2001.
[1] Neither of these were specifically intended to deal with computer crime.
[1] Then Tánaiste and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald brought forward the legislation in May 2017.
[1] The act introduces new offences relating to: The Act amends the Criminal Damage Act 1991, the Bail Act 1997 and Criminal Justice Act 2011.