Bills
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Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026
23 Oct 2026 Fifth Stage Current
- Requires nicotine inhaling products be kept in closed containers at retail, restricts their advertising in shops and online, and allows Minister to regulate permitted flavour names.
- Bans sale of nicotine consumption products to children and restricts their display and advertising in retail premises and online.
- Expands enforcement powers: authorised officers can investigate supply chains, take samples, issue prohibition notices, and seize non-compliant or seriously harmful products.
Spiking Offences Bill 2026
23 Oct 2026 Second Stage Current Mark Ward
- Creates standalone spiking offence with maximum 10-year sentence, replacing current poisoning charge under 1997 Act carrying 3-year maximum.
- Establishes statutory toxicology pathways in Garda stations and clinical settings to support victims' care and justice pursuit.
- Addresses 278 reported spiking incidents since 2022, none previously prosecuted under existing legislation.
Short-Term Lettings and Tourism Bill 2026
23 Oct 2026 First Stage Current
- Designates Fáilte Ireland as the competent authority to manage a national register of short-term lettings, operate a Single Digital Entry Point, and collect data on short-term rental services to comply with EU Regulation 2024/1028.
- Requires hosts offering short-term accommodation to obtain and display a valid registration number in advertisements; imposes obligations on online rental platforms to verify and display registration numbers or remove non-compliant listings.
- Establishes enforcement powers including fixed payment notices, summary offences, and financial sanctions up to 2% of annual worldwide turnover for online platforms; empowers Fáilte Ireland to appoint officers to conduct inspections and investigations.
Patient Safety (Right to Escalation and Clinical Review) Bill 2026
22 Oct 2026 Second Stage Current Aubrey McCarthy
- Patients, family, and carers gain legal right to demand urgent clinical review if patient's condition seriously worsens.
- Hospitals must run 24/7 critical review systems and protocols for sepsis and deterioration cases.
- Hospitals must report and notify when staff fail to escalate patient care as required.
Dublin Transport Authority (Amendment) Bill 2026
21 Oct 2026 Report Stage Current
- Extends National Transport Authority's power to build public transport infrastructure projects like BusConnects from Greater Dublin Area to entire State.
- Amends definition of 'road authority' in 2008 Act to remove geographical limitation, enabling NTA to act as public transport authority nationwide.
- Provides legislative framework for NTA to construct infrastructure when it deems this more convenient, expeditious, effective or economical than alternatives.
Finance (No. 2) Bill 2026
21 Oct 2026 First Stage Current
- Increases Universal Social Charge 2% ceiling by €1,600 to €30,300 from 2027, aligned with minimum wage rise, ensuring full-time minimum wage workers pay only 2% USC.
- Raises income tax standard rate band by €2,500 to €46,500 for single persons from 1 January 2027; increases personal tax credit by €125 to €2,125 and employee/earned income tax credits to €2,125.
- Establishes individual investment accounts to simplify retail investment taxation; only qualifying account providers (banks, investment firms, insurance companies) can offer them to eligible Irish tax residents aged 18+.
Employment Equality and Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2026
21 Oct 2026 Fifth Stage Current
- Employers must report gender pay gap data to the Minister in a format specified by regulations, with information published on a central portal for public comparison.
- First cousins become eligible family members under the Institutional Burials Act 2022, able to participate in identification programmes with transitional arrangements for prior applicants.
- The Gender Pay Gap Portal development is funded within the Department's 2026 budget; Tuam identification programme costs estimated at €30,000 for approximately 30 first cousins.
Finance (International Financial Institutions) Bill 2026
21 Oct 2026 First Stage Current
- Allows Minister for Finance to grant money to IMF's Resilience and Sustainability Trust; Central Bank may loan/deposit 20% of Ireland's IMF special drawing rights to it.
- Minister can guarantee Central Bank's repayment of special drawing rights value and interest transferred to the Trust; Central Bank must report annually on contributions.
- Permits Dáil Éireann to approve technical, administrative, or EU-approved amendments to Articles of international financial institutions (IMF, World Bank, etc.) by resolution instead of new legislation.
Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026
15 Oct 2026 Fifth Stage Current
- Requires RTÉ board members to have expertise in corporate governance, risk management, and finance; establishes Comptroller and Auditor General as RTÉ auditor; clarifies director general editorial powers.
- Extends broadcast duties and complaint procedures to non-broadcast public service content by RTÉ and TG4; allows Coimisiún na Meán to require compliance information from regulated media providers.
- Creates triennial performance appraisals and annual reviews of RTÉ and TG4 funding and compliance; mandates RTÉ dedicate minimum 25% public funding to independent programmes account; renames Broadcasting Fund to Ciste na Meán.
Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026
15 Oct 2026 Second Stage Current Maria Byrne
- Limits how many retail shops can sell tobacco and nicotine products across Ireland by amending the 2023 law.
- Gives the state power to regulate the number of premises licensed to sell these products in the public interest.
- Specific caps, application process, and enforcement details not yet available at Second Stage draft.
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2026
15 Oct 2026 Second Stage Current Eileen Flynn
- Amends the 2020 Harassment Act to change how harmful communications offences are defined or enforced.
- Modifies the 2009 Broadcasting Act; specific changes not detailed in available text.
- Exact provisions unclear at Second Stage — full amendment details needed for plain summary.
Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation Bill 2026
13 Oct 2026 Committee Stage Current
- Creates defenses against abusive lawsuits targeting people engaged in public participation, allowing courts to strike out manifestly unfounded claims and award damages to defendants.
- Amends Defamation Act 2009 to add protections specifically for defamation cases involving public participation, mirroring protections for other civil proceedings.
- Enables courts to require plaintiffs to post security for costs, publish findings of abusive proceedings, and refuse enforcement of foreign judgments meeting SLAPP criteria.
Local Government (Control of Horse-Drawn Carriages) Bill 2026
2 Oct 2026 Second Stage Current Máire Devine
- Repeals three 1853–1855 Dublin Carriage Acts that currently govern horse-drawn carriages in Dublin, enabling local councils to make new bylaws instead.
- Allows Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, and South Dublin to regulate horse-drawn carriages under Local Government Act 2001 powers.
- Amends section 199 of Local Government Act 2001 to permit bylaws on horse-drawn carriage dung disposal in the former Dublin Metropolitan Police District.
Electricity Regulation (Climate Action and Connection to Distribution and Transmission Systems) Bill 2025
1 Oct 2026 First Stage Defeated Ciarán Ahern
- Amends Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to allow the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to require connection applicants to take climate measures: emissions reduction, offsetting, or abatement.
- CRU can set different climate conditions for different applicant classes; applies only to connections with maximum capacity of 150kVA or above.
- Fills legal gap allowing CRU to mandate specific emissions measures (e.g. renewable energy use) as connection terms, supporting Ireland's climate neutrality target by 2050.
Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026
1 Oct 2026 Report Stage Current
- Raises technology acquisition grant thresholds to €7.5 million individual and €15 million aggregate, allowing IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to approve grants without Government approval up to these limits.
- Allows IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to establish joint-owned companies with third parties to develop property projects, and to provide environmental and consultancy grants on their own terms.
- Removes petroleum-spirit definition from dangerous substances law, replacing it with broader 'fuel' definition to extend storage licensing requirements to more flammable liquids.
Artificial Intelligence Companion Services (Protection of Children) Bill 2026
30 Sep 2026 Second Stage Current Malcolm Byrne
- Bans AI chatbot services designed to simulate friendship, companionship or intimate relationships from being made available to children under 16.
- Requires providers to implement age-assurance measures beyond self-declaration and prohibits targeted promotion of banned services to children.
- Gives Coimisiún na Meán enforcement powers including information notices, compliance notices, and ability to issue directions; creates criminal offences for knowing violations.
Non-Binary and Intersex Recognition Bill 2026
25 Sep 2026 Second Stage Current Ruth Coppinger
- Allows people to change registered gender to female, male, or non-binary on Gender Recognition Certificates and civil registers including births, deaths, adoptions, and stillbirths.
- Permits use of 'X' marker on birth, death, adoption, and stillbirth registers to record intersex status or unspecified sex characteristics.
- Extends discrimination protections in employment and public services to cover intersex people, treating sexual characteristics as protected ground like gender.
Withdrawal of the State from the Migration and Asylum Pact of the European Union Bill 2026
25 Sep 2026 Second Stage Current Peadar Tóibín
- Revokes Ireland's prior June 2024 approval for EU Migration and Asylum Pact legislative measures, making them no longer binding or applicable in the State.
- Requires Government to notify the EU Council and European Commission immediately after the Bill passes that designated measures no longer apply to Ireland.
- Invokes Ireland's opt-out right under Protocol 21 on the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice to withdraw from the specified EU migration legislation.
Seller’s Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021
24 Sep 2026 Committee Stage Current Marc MacSharry
- Requires sellers to compile and advertise a standardized legal document pack with properties, containing key information to give buyers upfront access to conveyancing details.
- Aims to reduce property transaction times, costs, and fallen-through sales by front-loading legal information rather than handling it after sale agreement.
- Applies when sellers list properties for sale; pack covers exceptions and includes enforcement provisions aligned with existing conveyancing and property registration laws.
Home Heating Oil (Emergency Mineral Oil Tax Reduction) Bill 2026
24 Sep 2026 First Stage Defeated Pearse Doherty
- Reduces mineral oil tax on home heating oil (kerosene) temporarily to lower cost of living pressures.
- Allows Minister for Finance to extend the tax reduction by order and must review monthly its effectiveness and proportionality.
- Requires Minister to monitor international and domestic energy prices to adjust measures as needed to meet the bill's purpose.
Waste Management (Single Household Waste Collection Service) Bill 2026
24 Sep 2026 First Stage Defeated Marie Sherlock
- Replaces open-market competition with competitive bidding: local authorities award exclusive household waste collection permits through competitive processes rather than allowing multiple competing providers.
- Requires permit holders to operate hardship waivers allowing eligible households to reduce or eliminate waste collection charges based on personal hardship grounds.
- Enables local authorities to make bye-laws requiring landlords to ensure adequate waste collection services are available and used at residential properties.
Disability (Amendment) Bill 2026
24 Sep 2026 Second Stage Current
- Allows applicants to withdraw disability assessment applications and have them closed; applications can be reinstated within 12 months under conditions set by regulations.
- Clarifies assessment process focuses on determining disability first, then identifying health and education needs; shifts emphasis from diagnostic extent to restrictions and required services.
- Enables Minister to request HSE prepare statutory guidelines supporting assessment officers in applying disability determination provisions and assessment procedures.
Dublin Local Authorities (Visitor Accommodation Levy) Bill 2026
23 Sep 2026 Second Stage Current Paul McAuliffe
- Enables each of four Dublin local authorities to adopt a scheme charging overnight visitors a levy on tourist accommodation; revenue must fund tourism infrastructure, public realm, and cultural events only.
- Requires 60-day public consultation before scheme adoption; accommodation providers collect levy from visitors and remit to authority; levy does not apply to humanitarian or emergency accommodation.
- Establishes register of accommodation providers; authorised officers may inspect premises and records; authorities may jointly administer functions and cooperate with digital booking platforms for compliance.
Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) (Smokefree Generation) Bill 2026
23 Sep 2026 Second Stage Current Malcolm Byrne
- Bans sale of tobacco, nicotine and nicotine inhalation products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009, creating a permanent age restriction for this generation.
- Makes proxy purchasing illegal and requires retailers to verify age; extends retail registration to nicotine products with suspension or cancellation for non-compliance.
- Applies existing enforcement powers and penalties to new offences; requires periodic review of the measure's operation and effectiveness.