Enacted 85/2022
Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Introduced
- 22 Sep 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
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- Strengthens lobbying rules: expands who must register, broadens what counts as lobbying, adds more exempt communications.
- Creates enforcement system: introduces non-criminal penalties and sanctions for breaking lobbying rules, replacing some criminal approaches.
- Restricts former officials: tightens rules on when ex-public servants can lobby; updates lawmakers' allowances under separate provisions.
Stage timeline
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil22 Sep 2022
- First Stage 33rd Dáil22 Sep 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil20 Oct 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad1 Mar 2023
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil1 Mar 2023
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil1 Mar 2023
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad20 Apr 2023
- Report Stage 26th Seanad16 May 2023
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad17 May 2023
- Enacted22 Jun 2023
- Cream List 33rd Dáil14 Jul 2023