EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means85/2022Official bill number / year
Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
- Introduced
- 22 Sep 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
Bill textRegulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Bill 2023 (PDF)An tAcht um Brústocaireacht a Rialáil agus um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) (Leasú), 2023. (PDF)As passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas (PDF)As passed by Dáil Éireann (PDF)As amended in Committee/Select Committee [Dáil Éireann] (PDF)As Initiated (PDF)
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Extends lobbying regulation to informal business groups with no employees and non-remunerated office holders making communications on behalf of regulated organizations.
- Introduces administrative sanctions system (fines up to €25,000 and/or 2-year lobbying ban) for breaches of post-employment restrictions and anti-avoidance obligations, enforceable by Circuit Court.
- Strengthens post-term employment restrictions by requiring former public officials to obtain Commission consent before taking lobbying roles within 12 months of leaving office, with mandatory compliance to attached conditions.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- Second Stage33rd Dáil22 Sep 2022
- First Stage33rd Dáil22 Sep 2022
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil20 Oct 2022
- Second Stage26th Seanad1 Mar 2023
- Report Stage33rd Dáil1 Mar 2023
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil1 Mar 2023
- Committee Stage26th Seanad20 Apr 2023
- Report Stage26th Seanad16 May 2023
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad17 May 2023
- Enacted22 Jun 2023
- Cream List33rd Dáil14 Jul 2023
Debates
Related bills
- Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025Fifth Stage
- Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026Cream List
- Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025Report Stage
- Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026Second Stage
- Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025Cream List
- Garda Síochána (Powers) Bill 2026Fifth Stage