Enacted 5/2023
Civil Defence Bill 2023
- Introduced
- 25 Jan 2023
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2024
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Minister for Defence gets formal powers to manage civil defence; local authorities must take on civil defence responsibilities under new framework.
- Creates register of civil defence volunteers; establishes civil defence officers role; allows government to fund civil defence activities and set codes of practice.
- Repeals previous civil defence laws and provides transition arrangements to implement this new Act.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil25 Jan 2023
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil25 Jan 2023
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil15 Feb 2023
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil10 May 2023
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil10 May 2023
- Second Stage 26th Seanad10 May 2023
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad18 May 2023
- Report Stage 26th Seanad20 Jun 2023
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad20 Jun 2023
- Enacted26 Jun 2023