Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Allows Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review and screen foreign investments in designated sectors valued at €2M+ where control changes hands, to assess security and public order risks.
• Empowers Minister to prohibit transactions, impose conditions, or allow them to proceed; parties must notify 10 days before completion; failure to notify or provide false information is an offence.
• Establishes independent adjudicators panel to hear appeals against Minister's screening decisions within 30 days; adjudicator can remit to Minister for reconsideration or affirm the decision.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   2 Aug 2022
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   2 Aug 2022
3. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   21 Sep 2022
4. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   4 Oct 2023
5. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   4 Oct 2023
6. Second Stage26th Seanad

   18 Oct 2023
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   24 Oct 2023
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   24 Oct 2023
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   24 Oct 2023
10. Enacted

    31 Oct 2023

Debates

• Committee and Remaining Stages24 Oct 2023↗
• Second Stage18 Oct 2023↗
• Report and Final Stages4 Oct 2023↗
• Second Stage21 Sep 2022↗

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