Enacted 53/2025
Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025
- Introduced
- 18 Aug 2025
- Last updated
- 23 Mar 2026
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- Allows emergency licence applications to EPA for industrial/waste activities; enables EPA to review parts of existing licences in specific circumstances.
- Requires public bodies to report on green procurement criteria integration; updates environmental impact assessment rules to match EU directives.
- Strengthens litter offences under Litter Pollution Act 1997; changes EPA director appointment process and court powers for breaches.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 34th Dáil18 Aug 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil30 Sep 2025
- Committee Stage 34th Dáil30 Sep 2025
- Report Stage 34th Dáil3 Dec 2025
- Fifth Stage 34th Dáil14 Jan 2026
- Second Stage 27th Seanad17 Feb 2026
- Committee Stage 27th Seanad17 Feb 2026
- Report Stage 27th Seanad4 Mar 2026
- Fifth Stage 27th Seanad4 Mar 2026
- Enacted12 Mar 2026