First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 25th Seanad The House currently handling the bill 62/2016 Official bill number / year
National Anthem (Protection of Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- Diarmuid Wilson · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 12 Jul 2016
- Last updated
- 20 Apr 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Restores copyright protection for Ireland's national anthem under the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000.
- Amends copyright law to give the State control over how the anthem is used and reproduced.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage in 2016; no further legislative action taken.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 25th Seanad12 Jul 2016
Debates
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