Bills
367 bills tracked. What do the stages mean?
Overcrowded Housing Bill 2018
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Barry Cowen
- Creates legal definition of overcrowding in housing and sets standards for Planning Authorities to assess it under Housing Acts.
- Increases penalties for building owners who provide overcrowded accommodation.
- Bill did not complete parliamentary process; lapsed without becoming law.
Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Richard Boyd Barrett
- Amends 1960 Petroleum Act to require climate factors—global temperature, CO₂ levels—when issuing mining and oil licences.
- Decision-makers must consider national and global environmental impacts before approving petroleum exploration, extraction, or mineral development projects.
- Bill lapsed at Second Stage; did not become law. Would have added environmental screening to licence approval process.
Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2018
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Pearse Doherty
- Extends Central Bank Act 1942 to make providing false or misleading information to the Central Bank a 'prescribed contravention', allowing the Bank to conduct inquiries and impose administrative sanctions.
- Creates criminal offence for knowingly or recklessly providing false or misleading information to the Central Bank, punishable by up to 12 months imprisonment or fine on summary conviction, or up to 5 years imprisonment or €250,000 fine on indictment.
- Amends Criminal Justice Act 2011 Schedule 1 to classify the new offence as a relevant offence for criminal justice purposes.
Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Catherine Murphy
- Extends the minimum notice period landlords must give before ending a tenancy.
- Requires rent data to be made available so tenants can access pricing information.
- Increases the maximum fines that can be imposed under residential tenancy laws.
Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Brian Stanley
- Requires electricity suppliers to offer a tariff to small-scale generators who feed excess power back to the grid.
- Aims to encourage growth in household and small-scale renewable electricity production through guaranteed payment for exported power.
- Bill lapsed during Second Stage; no information available on specific tariff rates, supplier obligations scope, or implementation timeline.
Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed James Lawless
- Requires transparency in who pays for political ads shown online and on social media platforms.
- Aims to let voters see funding sources behind online political advertising campaigns.
- Bill lapsed before becoming law; specific requirements and enforcement mechanism details unavailable.
Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
- Creates a Digital Safety Commissioner office to oversee how digital platforms remove harmful online content and enforce rules.
- Requires digital service companies to adopt codes of practice governing removal of harmful communications from their platforms.
- Establishes an advisory committee to support the Commissioner's work regulating digital services and content moderation procedures.
Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Pearse Doherty
- Allows multiple claimants with similar claims to sue together in one action, reducing individual legal costs.
- Changes civil court procedures to streamline multi-party lawsuits and make litigation more affordable for groups.
- Bill did not progress beyond Second Stage debate and has since lapsed without becoming law.
Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Barry Cowen
- Creates expedited 'one-stop-shop' approval process in each council for residential conversions, refurbishments, and change-of-use developments, with design and planning decisions achievable within one to two working days.
- Establishes new exempted development categories subject to council confirmation, with independent council-employed inspectors certifying compliance via standardized checklists instead of traditional building completion certificates.
- Amends planning law to allow expedited section 5 exempted-development declarations within 2 weeks for standard cases and 4 weeks for protected structures, replacing the standard 4 and 12-week timeframes.
Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Martin Kenny
- Allows island fishermen to get heritage licences to continue traditional fishing practices on Ireland's offshore islands.
- Enables fishing methods and practices tied to island communities' cultural heritage to be formally permitted and protected.
- Bill did not progress beyond Second Stage debate and lapsed without becoming law.
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
- Empowers the Human Rights and Equality Commission to create a scheme requiring employers with 50+ employees to publish gender pay gap data.
- Scheme must mandate disclosure of mean and median pay differences between male and female workers, bonus pay gaps, and quartile breakdowns by full-time/part-time status.
- Employers who breach scheme requirements commit an offence liable to summary conviction with a Class A fine; data supports enforcement action under existing equality legislation.
National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Paul Gavan
- Amends National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to protect service sector employees' right to receive customer tips and gratuities.
- Ensures tips paid by customers reach employees rather than being retained by employers or deducted from wages.
- Bill lapsed before completion; specific enforcement mechanisms and penalties not yet enacted into law.
Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill 2017
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Maurice Quinlivan
- Regulates how tickets for sporting and cultural events can be sold to prevent unfair practices.
- Applies rules to ticket reselling and distribution for certain events; specific scope details not provided in title.
- Bill lapsed before completion; did not become law. Related matters concerning ticket sales also addressed.
Protection of Employees (Collective Redundancies) Bill 2017
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed David Cullinane
- Provides protections for employees facing collective redundancy when their employer becomes insolvent.
- Addresses related matters connected to employee safeguards in insolvency-driven mass layoff situations.
- Bill lapsed during legislative process; specific protections and implementation details not enacted.
Social Housing Bill 2016
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Eoin Ó Broin
- Amends Planning and Development Act 2000 to require higher percentages of social and affordable housing in private residential developments.
- Applies increased social housing requirements to strategic development zones as well as standard residential projects.
- Bill lapsed without becoming law; specific percentage requirements and implementation details not specified in long title.
Vulnerable Persons Bill 2015
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Mattie McGrath
- Protects elderly and vulnerable people lacking mental or physical capacity from financial abuse by safeguarding their financial autonomy.
- Establishes reasonable grounds for intervention to prevent financial exploitation of vulnerable persons who cannot adequately manage their own finances.
- Bill lapsed without becoming law; specific protections and enforcement mechanisms not detailed in available information.
Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Éamon Ó Cuív
- Amends three election laws to change how voting works across the island of Ireland.
- Modifies Electoral Act 1992, Referendum Act 1994, and Presidential Elections Act 1993 with related provisions.
- Bill lapsed during Second Stage; no information available on specific voting changes proposed.
Child Sex Offenders (Information and Monitoring) Bill 2012
14 Nov 2024 Second Stage Lapsed Denis Naughten
- Establishes Information on Child Sex Offenders (ICSO) scheme enabling parents, guardians, and school/club leaders to request Garda disclosure of whether specific individuals pose sexual danger to children.
- Requires Gardaí to disclose proportional risk information within 48 hours when legitimate enquiries are made, subject to Superintendent approval and appeal rights for refused requests.
- Amends Sex Offenders Act 2001 to require offenders notify local Garda district headquarters within 3 days of release, submit photographs and fingerprints, improving monitoring of released sex offenders.
Property Services (Land Price Register) Bill 2021
11 Sep 2024 Second Stage Defeated Cian O'Callaghan
- Expands Residential Property Price Register to include property size and owner details for non-primary residences; makes it searchable electronically.
- Creates new Land and Other Non-Residential Transaction Database capturing land/property prices, ownership, location, zoning, and sale dates; publicly searchable.
- Broadens Commercial Leases Database to include lessor/lessee names and addresses; makes it electronically searchable.
Regulation of Tenderers Bill 2021
11 Sep 2024 Second Stage Defeated Mairéad Farrell
- Requires contracting authorities to reject and disqualify abnormally low construction tender bids (15% below adjusted average) unless tenderers adequately explain their pricing to the authority.
- When abnormally low tenders are accepted, mandates notification to Chief Procurement Officer, enhanced contract management oversight, and regular reporting throughout contract duration.
- Permits contracting authorities to exclude economic operators from procurement procedures based on significant or persistent deficiencies in performance on prior public contracts.
Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023
30 Aug 2024 Second Stage Defeated Eoin Ó Broin
- Defers termination dates of residential tenancies expiring between bill passage and 31 March 2024, unless grounds involve tenant breach or rent arrears.
- Extends short-term tenancies (under 6 months) to 18 June 2024 minimum if tenant is not in breach of obligations.
- Phases deferred terminations to spread housing demand on services over time after the winter emergency period ends.
Forestry (Planning Permission) (Amendment) Bill 2018
6 Nov 2020 Second Stage Defeated Martin Kenny
- Requires planning permission for all forestry projects over 5 hectares, changing previous exemptions under the Forestry Act 2014.
- Amends the Planning and Development Act 2000 to include new forestry permission requirements in planning law.
- Bill was defeated at Second Stage; did not proceed to further legislative consideration.
Litter Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2017
20 Apr 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Gerry Horkan
- Increases fines for people convicted of littering offences under the 1997 Litter Pollution Act.
- Bill lapsed during Second Stage; did not become law.
- Sponsor: Gerry Horkan. Specific fine amounts not detailed in title provided.
Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2017
20 Apr 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Paul Gavan
- Changes Údarás na Gaeltachta governance from appointment to democratic elections for board members.
- Enables citizens in Gaeltacht regions to directly elect representatives to the organisation's decision-making body.
- Bill lapsed during legislative process; status and scope of final provisions unknown.