Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Establishes security obligations for electronic communications providers to take appropriate risk management measures; allows Minister to set security guidelines and ComReg to enforce compliance.
• Creates consumer protections including minimum quality-of-service standards, customer charters, compensation schemes, and dispute resolution procedures through ComReg.
• Introduces administrative sanctions regime for regulatory breaches, including settlement and commitment procedures, with High Court appeals available.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   26 Sep 2022
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   6 Oct 2022
3. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   6 Oct 2022
4. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   25 Jan 2023
5. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   25 Jan 2023
6. Second Stage26th Seanad

   8 Feb 2023
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   8 Feb 2023
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   14 Feb 2023
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   14 Feb 2023
10. Enacted

    2 Mar 2023

Debates

• From the Seanad22 Feb 2023↗
• Committee and Remaining Stages14 Feb 2023↗
• Second Stage8 Feb 2023↗
• Report and Final Stages25 Jan 2023↗
• Second Stage (Resumed)6 Oct 2022↗
• Second Stage5 Oct 2022↗

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