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Building Energy Rating (BER) Standards for Private Rented Accommodation Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Paul Murphy · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 10 Apr 2025
- Last updated
- 11 Apr 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Requires private rented homes to achieve Building Energy Rating D2 by end 2026, C1 by end 2028, and B2 by end 2030.
- Amends Housing Act 1992 to make these minimum energy standards mandatory for all private rented accommodation.
- Prohibits landlords from terminating tenancies or raising rent based on energy efficiency improvements made to meet these standards.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage34th Dáil10 Apr 2025
- Second Stage34th Dáil20 Nov 2025
Debates
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