Just a couple of thoughts:
- Just because it's been published, doesn't actually mean it'll get passed in a timely manner or even at all. There are a large amount of published bills that have been sitting there for a significant amount of time.
- With the time that it is at the moment, it's highly likely to be delayed before it's even put before the Dáil. You've got the budget at the moment, so at the very least don't expect anything until after that, then factor in you've a general election either early next year or late this year. It's a very long bill too given everything that's in it; it won't be passed overnight.
- Another thing I notice is that the "Reasonable Grounds" language is not in the bill anymore. It was "If a Garda has reasonable grounds", now it just says "If a person does <list of shit>". This presumably requires actual proof on behalf of the authorities as opposed to "reasonable grounds", it'll make things extremely difficult in court for them then.
- Its absurdity is likely to be its undoing too, as its worded it requires every straight or homosexual man or woman that are either married, in a relationship, having an affair/FWB type arrangement or a one night stands to be charged. I think (opinion of course) it's likely to get watered down before it's passed, or even if it does pass in it current form and a case goes to court a few years later it'll likely be thrown out on lack of evidence.
- As other posters have rightly said, it's completely and unequivocally unenforceable. The Gardai have neither the resources or the powers to police it effectively in the case of the way independent ladies go about their business.
Taken that together, I'm not so worried.
Although it's a sad time that this is even being considered by those in power, it really shows how far we've fallen as a country. It re-affirms every belief I've ever had in limited or small government.