Second Stage Current 27th Seanad 61/2021

Clean Air (Smoky Coal Ban) Bill 2021

Climate & Environment

Sponsor: Timmy Dooley
Introduced: 30 Apr 2021
Last updated: 28 Mar 2025

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Bans the sale, marketing, distribution, and burning of bituminous (smoky) coal nationwide.
Requires regulations to enforce the prohibition across all Ireland.
Bill is at Second Stage; details on exemptions, timelines, and penalties not yet specified.

Stage timeline

First Stage 26th Seanad

30 Apr 2021
Second Stage 27th Seanad

27 Feb 2025