Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 34th Dáil The House currently handling the bill 51/2025 Official bill number / year
Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Whitmore · Social Democrats
- Introduced
- 17 Jul 2025
- Last updated
- 18 Jul 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Adds sprat fish to the Fifth Schedule of the Wildlife Act 1976, making it a protected species and prohibiting targeted fishing except as accidental bycatch.
- Imposes a moratorium on commercial sprat fishing until sufficient scientific data exists on population, habitat, and ecological role in marine ecosystems.
- Requires development of a Just Transition plan to support inshore fishers affected by the moratorium, including retraining, diversification, and financial assistance.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil17 Jul 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil17 Jul 2025
Debates
Related bills
- Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020 First Stage
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2021 Committee Stage
- Protection of Hares Bill 2023 Second Stage
- Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021 Second Stage
- Anaerobic Digestion (National Strategy) Bill 2023 First Stage
- Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024 Fifth Stage