Second Stage Current 34th Dáil 62/2025

Companies (Protection of Title: Accountant) Bill 2025

Justice & Policing Business & Regulation

Sponsor: Malcolm Byrne
Introduced: 21 Oct 2025
Last updated: 23 Oct 2025

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

Only qualified people can call themselves accountants. Unqualified people using the title face penalties.
The bill sets criteria for who can legally use the accountant title and how they're recognized.
Misusing the accountant title is an offence with penalties. Specific penalty amounts not yet detailed in bill text.

Stage timeline

First Stage 34th Dáil

21 Oct 2025
Second Stage 34th Dáil

21 Oct 2025