Bills
1,098 bills tracked. What do the stages mean?
Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Mairéad Farrell
- Pension information for retired Taoisigh, Ministers and Presidents becomes subject to Freedom of Information requests.
- New public bodies automatically covered by FOI Act immediately upon designation, closing six-month gap in coverage.
- Minister must annually review partially-excluded bodies for transparency consistency; Commissioner can refer deliberate non-compliance to Standards Commission.
Flood Insurance Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current John Brady
- Prevents insurance companies from discriminating against homeowners and businesses in flood-designated areas by refusing or overpricing coverage despite completed flood relief schemes.
- Empowers Financial Services Ombudsman to direct insurers to offer policies at deemed fair rates, and Central Bank to assess compliance and issue enforcement orders.
- Allows Central Bank to fine non-compliant insurers and prevents appeals to tribunals or courts on Central Bank assessments and enforcement decisions.
Family Law (Divorce) (Amendment) Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Patrick Costello
- Reduces minimum waiting period before divorce proceedings can begin from two years to six months.
- Amends Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 to allow faster access to divorce courts for citizens.
- Shortens the overall timeframe for initiating divorce proceedings, enabling people to move on sooner.
Emergency Price Controls Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Bríd Smith
- Amends Consumer Protection Act 2007 to declare energy supply emergency and set maximum prices: petrol/diesel €1.75/litre, electricity 25c/kWh, natural gas 8c/kWh, heating oil €1/litre.
- Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment must review price controls within 12 months of the Act commencing.
- Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications must report on nationalising the energy system within 3 months of commencement.
Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Protection of Financially Vulnerable Customers) Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Adds legal definition of 'vulnerable customers' to primary legislation, expanded to include those receiving social welfare income supports, replacing existing statutory instrument definition.
- Requires Commission for Regulation of Utilities to consider financial vulnerability and energy poverty risk in its duties and policy decisions affecting customers.
- Empowers Minister to make regulations implementing the updated vulnerable customer definition immediately upon the Act's commencement.
Electoral (Home Addresses of Candidates) Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Removes requirement for candidates' home addresses to appear on nomination papers, ballot papers, and postal ballots for all elections.
- Amends seven electoral laws governing Dáil, Seanad, local councils, European Parliament, and Presidential elections to exclude address publication.
- Aims to protect candidates' and families' privacy and safety, addressing increased harassment and deterring participation from vulnerable communities.
Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020
2 May 2025 Report Stage Current Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
- Removes the exemption allowing schools to reserve up to 25% of places for children/grandchildren of former students.
- Keeps sibling preference intact; only eliminates parent and grandparent connection as admission criterion.
- Amends Part X of Education Act 1998 by deleting the provision enabling schools to prioritize applicants with parent/grandparent alumni ties.
Education (Admission to Schools) (Co-Education) Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Ged Nash
- Removes gender discrimination exemption for single-sex primary schools 10 years after Bill passes; schools must then admit students regardless of gender.
- Removes gender discrimination exemption for single-sex post-primary schools 15 years after Bill passes; applies to recognised schools only.
- Disapplies exemptions in Equal Status Act 2000 and Education Act 1998 that currently allow single-sex schools to refuse opposite-gender admissions.
Dublin Bay Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Ivana Bacik
- Creates Dublin Bay Authority as special committee of Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly with members from four councils plus appointed experts.
- Authority proposes environmental policies, monitors pollution compliance, coordinates sustainable development, and makes regional spatial strategy for Dublin Bay area.
- Extends bathing water quality monitoring season for Dublin Bay year-round; amends 2008 Regulations to apply continuous monitoring instead of June-September only.
Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Seán Sherlock
- Creates a legal charge on derelict land for expenses incurred by local authorities taking action to prevent or remedy dereliction.
- Makes local authorities secured creditors, improving recovery prospects when insolvent property owners' assets are liquidated and distributed.
- Applies to expenses incurred after the Bill passes; amends the Derelict Sites Act 1990 by adding new subsection (5A) to section 11.
Defective Dwellings Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Francis Noel Duffy
- Creates statutory duty on builders, developers and sub-contractors to ensure dwellings meet Building Regulations and quality standards; applies to new construction and works on existing homes.
- Establishes two-year limitation period from when defect discovered, and ultimate fifteen-year period from completion; owners cannot be barred by earlier time limits.
- Allows homeowners and management companies to sue for defects without relying on contract; duty cannot be contracted out of and applies to first and subsequent purchasers.
Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Patrick Costello
- Creates Early Identification Assessment system for relevant authorities to identify suspected trafficking victims and appoint guardians ad litem for child victims.
- Establishes formal victim identification process: applications to Minister, formal identification decision, and appeals process for relevant authorities.
- Provides immunity from prosecution for suspected victims compelled to commit crimes while trafficked, and specifies supports and assistance for identified victims.
Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Establishes Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Teoranta company to manage state-owned lands and properties in Moore Street Battlefield Area and develop cultural/commemorative activities reflecting 1916 Rising.
- Minister must issue Preservation Order protecting historic terrace at 10-25 Moore Street, GPO, and surrounding streets/lanes, designating area as National Monument of extreme importance to State.
- Transforms Moore Street Market into permanent market with stall operating licences issued by Minister after consultation, maintaining conditions no less favourable than present.
Pensions (Amendment) (Transparency in Charges) Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Ged Nash
- Amends Pensions Act 1990 to require pension trustees to give members annual statements showing charges in cash, as percentage of contributions, and as percentage of assets held.
- Requires trustees to show how charges reduce expected pension benefits compared to no-charge scenario, plus comparisons with alternative charge levels over scheme lifetime.
- Pensions Authority must report annually on monitoring this requirement; Pensions Council must report every five years on reasonableness, transparency and competitiveness of charges.
Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Matt Shanahan
- Each Minister must annually report to Parliament on capital spending by asset from four years prior, covering projects over €500,000.
- Report details where departmental capital funds were spent, which assets purchased, and locations—closing current gap in capital spending transparency.
- Ministers may delay reporting commercially sensitive information; standardised reporting replaces current inconsistent departmental practices.
Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Ivana Bacik
- Employees get paid leave following miscarriage or to access reproductive healthcare services.
- Amends 1997 Working Time Act; adds unfair dismissal protection for taking this leave.
- Prevents employers firing or penalizing staff for miscarriage-related absence or medical appointments.
Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current John Cummins
- Creates new crime of 'spiking': giving someone drugs without consent to overpower, sedate, or enable sexual assault, harm, theft, or other offences.
- Applies when perpetrator knows victim hasn't consented or is reckless about consent; covers injection, oral administration, or causing ingestion of substances.
- Amends Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act; specific spiking offence allows targeted prosecution distinct from existing assault or poisoning charges.
Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Patrick Costello
- Amends Broadcasting Act 2009 to require RTÉ's Director General to make the national video and photo archives accessible to ordinary citizens.
- Places legal responsibility on RTÉ to ensure archives and finding aids are open and transparent to the public.
- Bill aims to improve public access to Ireland's largest video archive and one of the country's largest photo archives currently unavailable to citizens.
Neighbour Disputes (Vegetation) Bill 2017
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Creates a process for resolving neighbour disputes over vegetation causing nuisance, including blocked sunlight, via mediation and formal adjudication.
- Local authorities appoint adjudication officers to hear cases and make binding decisions; decisions can be appealed and enforced.
- Aims to provide structured alternative to court proceedings for vegetation-related neighbour conflicts.
Ban Private Jet Aircraft from Irish Airspace Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Amends Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 to ban private jets from Irish airspace, with exceptions for medical evacuation, national security, state aircraft, and flight training.
- Creates criminal penalties: summary conviction up to €fine or 12 months imprisonment; indictment up to €150,000 fine or 5 years imprisonment.
- Does not restrict scheduled commercial flights, foreign sovereign state aircraft, or private military jets.
National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) (Amendment) Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Réada Cronin
- Creates a Register of General Consents allowing individuals to give one-time consent to vetting disclosure, valid for 3 years, eliminating repeated vetting applications across multiple organisations.
- Streamlines vetting process: organisations can access registered individuals' information without requiring fresh consent or information each time, reducing administrative burden on volunteers and employees.
- Bureau must review register regularly, remove individuals who develop criminal records or specified information, and people must notify Bureau of relevant changes in circumstances.
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.