Bills
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Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Cian O'Callaghan
- Creates a criminal offence for requiring or accepting sex as a condition of providing accommodation to someone.
- Creates a criminal offence for arranging or facilitating such sexual conditions for accommodation.
- Bill has no direct financial implications and applies from its commencement date.
Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Gerry Adams
- Amends the Constitution regarding presidential voting; specific changes unclear—bill title doesn't detail what voting rules change.
- Sponsored by Gerry Adams; currently at Committee Stage in the legislative process.
- Requires constitutional referendum if passed, as all Constitution amendments need public approval.
National Standards Authority of Ireland (Carbon Footprint Labelling) Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Duncan Smith
- Amends the National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 to empower NSAI to develop and promote carbon footprint labelling standards for products across their full lifecycle.
- Requires NSAI and the Minister to formulate carbon footprint specifications, declare them as Irish Standards, and supervise standard marks showing conformity with those specifications.
- Defines carbon footprint as greenhouse gas emissions from raw material extraction, manufacturing, shipping, normal use, and end-of-life disposal of commodities.
Animal Sentience Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Amends Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to create Animal Sentience Committee of expert advisors to assess how government policies affect animal welfare.
- Committee must report whether policies harm sentient animals (vertebrates, cephalopods, decapod crustaceans) and recommend steps to address impacts.
- Minister must respond in writing to Committee reports and table responses in Dáil Éireann within three months of publication.
National Minimum Wage (Equal Pay for Young Workers) Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Removes lower minimum wage rates for workers aged 16–20, requiring them to receive 100% of the national minimum wage regardless of age.
- Deletes Section 15 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, which previously set reduced wage percentages for under-20s.
- Amends Section 14 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to remove references to the deleted age-based wage reduction section.
Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Gino Kenny
- Amends Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to allow adults (18+) to possess specified amounts of cannabis or cannabis resin for personal use without criminal penalty.
- Shifts burden of proof: defendants claiming cannabis was for personal use must prove it themselves in court proceedings.
- Establishes legal possession limits for cannabis and cannabis resin, replacing current blanket prohibition for personal use.
Autism Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
- Requires government to develop and publish a cross-departmental autism strategy addressing education, employment, public services, and social inclusion for autistic persons and their families.
- Amends Employment Equality Act 1998 and Equal Status Act 2000 to include autism in disability protections; establishes Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth as lead coordinator.
- Mandates public bodies collect autism data, establish diagnosis pathways, run awareness campaigns, provide staff training, and publish three-yearly progress reports on strategy implementation.
Animal Health and Welfare (Prohibition of Animal Testing for Botox) (Amendment) Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Amends Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban animal testing specifically for botox safety determination.
- Modifies section 16 of the 2013 Act to introduce the prohibition on botox-related animal testing.
- Applies commencement upon enactment; no transitional provisions or exemptions detailed in the memorandum.
Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Mark Ward
- Grants Mental Health Commission statutory power to regulate Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and enforce governance and clinical reform recommendations.
- Enables Mental Health Commission to monitor implementation of recommendations and publish annual progress reports on service improvements.
- Amends Mental Health Act 2001 to give Commission enforceable authority over HSE and State implementation of recommended reforms.
Measuring Quality of Life in Ireland Bill 2020
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Ged Nash
- Central Statistics Office must annually publish Genuine Progress Indicators measuring quality of life by incorporating environmental and social factors beyond GDP.
- Central Statistics Office must publish National Distributional Accounts showing how economic growth and income distribute across population quintiles before and after tax.
- National Economic and Social Council must assess annual Budget impact on inequality, poverty reduction, and wealth redistribution, plus cumulative effect every five years.
Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Brendan Howlin
- Repeals the 2014 abolition of town councils and revives the 2001 Local Government Act establishing them as the smallest tier of local government.
- Local Government Commission must identify qualifying built-up areas with 5,000+ residents and clearly defined urban centres, declare them towns, and establish town councils with elected members.
- Town councils become rating authorities with 9 or 15 members depending on population, holding powers and functions previously held before abolition in 2014.
Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2016
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Eamon Ryan
- Creates an elected Mayor covering Dublin City and three surrounding counties (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, South Dublin).
- Establishes Regional Authority of Dublin to handle waste, planning, and other functions across the four local government areas.
- Amends existing laws (Waste Management Act 1996, Planning and Development Act 2000, Local Government Act 2001) to give Mayor and Authority their powers.
Local Government (Community Gardens) Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Marc Ó Cathasaigh
- Local authorities must create and publish a community gardens policy every three years, setting conditions for developing, allocating, and using community gardens with Universal Design principles.
- Community members can apply to their local authority for community garden space; authorities must maintain waiting lists and allocate gardens based on published policy criteria.
- Local authorities must make bye-laws governing community garden use, publish policies online and in offices, and report annual progress on policy implementation.
Local Government (Amendment) (Transparency in Allocation of Funding) Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Johnny Guirke
- Minister must review local authority funding needs every two years, considering demographic changes and socio-economic factors.
- Review reports and funding allocations for each local authority must be laid before the Oireachtas.
- Amends Local Government Act 1998 to require statutory, regular assessment of funding needs before allocating Local Government Fund.
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) Bill 2016
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Thomas Pringle
- Proposes constitutional amendment to establish that water in public ownership must remain publicly owned and controlled.
- Aims to prevent privatisation of public water supplies through constitutional protection rather than ordinary legislation.
- At Second Stage; amendment requires two-thirds parliamentary approval plus majority public referendum to pass.
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Clare Daly
- Proposes constitutional amendment to enshrine water in public ownership and control.
- Aims to prevent privatization of public water supplies and water services.
- Bill currently in Committee Stage; requires parliamentary passage and public referendum to amend Constitution.
Tenancy Protection Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Cian O'Callaghan
- Removes landlords' exemption from the 'Tyrrelstown Amendment' based on selling price impact, undue burden, or hardship.
- Prevents termination of 10+ tenancies within any 6-month period in multi-unit developments by deleting section 35A(3) of Residential Tenancies Act 2004.
- Strengthens tenant protections by eliminating financial hardship as grounds for large-scale evictions in multi-unit properties.
Standards in Public Office (Amendment) Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Mairéad Farrell
- Allows the Standards in Public Office Commission to investigate ethics violations on its own initiative, without waiting for a formal complaint.
- Requires the Commission's Annual Report to go directly to parliament rather than through the Minister first.
- Makes failure to disclose financial interests an offence punishable by fine or up to 6 months imprisonment, and expands what counts as registerable interests to include specified liabilities.
Living Wage Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Ivana Bacik
- Renames Low Pay Commission to Living Wage Commission and changes its mandate to recommend hourly rates progressively increasing toward a living wage, defined as two-thirds median earnings or cost of essentials.
- Requires Commission to recommend minimum wage rates over three years that represent significant progress toward living wage; thereafter maintain actual living wage based on poverty measures and regional costs.
- Living wage calculated using 39-hour week multiplied by 52.14 weeks annually, assessed against CSO data on food, housing, healthcare, transport, and social participation costs for single adult.
Litter Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Patrick Costello
- Increases fines under the Litter Pollution Act 1997 to provide stronger deterrent against dog fouling.
- Addresses public health hazard by making penalties for litter offences more substantial.
- Makes transitional provisions to manage implementation of the amended fine structure.
Legal Aid (Amendment) Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Patrick Costello
- Amends Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 to broaden access criteria, making it easier for citizens to obtain civil legal aid certificates.
- Changes financial eligibility thresholds and contribution requirements so more people can afford legal aid and advice services.
- Aims to expand civil legal aid access to match availability of criminal legal aid and improve overall access to justice.
Law Reform (Contracts) Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Patrick Costello
- Allows third parties to enforce contractual terms they benefit from, addressing the privity of contract rule through comprehensive legislation rather than case-by-case exceptions.
- Permits variation and rescission of contracts while protecting promisors from double liability and providing available defences.
- Establishes orderly procedures for discharging contracts rendered impossible by frustration, replacing ad hoc judicial approaches with statutory clarity.
Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Colette Kelleher
- Makes it illegal to import, sell, or provide goods/services from occupied territories, or extract resources there, under specific circumstances.
- Implements Ireland's obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention on protecting civilians during wartime and international humanitarian law.
- Bill currently at Committee Stage; creates criminal offences with related enforcement measures for violations.
Labour Exploitation and Trafficking (Audit of Supply Chains) Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
- Requires large businesses importing goods or services exceeding 5% of input costs to annually publish transparent statements on steps taken to prevent labour exploitation and trafficking in their supply chains.
- Defines labour exploitation and trafficking to include child trafficking offences, criminal human trafficking, and hazardous work by minors under age 18 affecting their health, safety or morals.
- Breaching mandatory reporting regulations incurs a class A fine; Minister must review the law's operation before its fifth anniversary and report to Parliament.