Bills
1,049 bills tracked.
Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Malcolm Byrne
- Local authorities can authorise installation and operation of surveillance devices to deter, prevent, detect, and prosecute certain offences.
- Third parties must share relevant data with local authorities to help them perform functions related to these offences.
- The Bill sets out rules for how local authorities regulate and perform these surveillance and data-sharing functions.
Regulation of Air Traffic Over Sporting Events Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Vincent P. Martin
- Bill aims to prevent unfair betting on sports by regulating aircraft flying over sporting events.
- Proposes rules for aircraft operation during certain sporting events to protect betting integrity.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; specific protections and aircraft restrictions not yet detailed in law.
Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Eugene Murphy
- Removes restrictions on the Electricity Supply Board's ability to manage water levels on three Shannon lakes: Lough Derg, Lough Ree, and Lough Allen.
- Amends the 1934 Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act to give ESB greater operational flexibility for these water management works.
- Bill lapsed without becoming law; did not progress beyond Second Stage debate in Dáil.
Registration of Wills Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Victor Boyhan
- Extends Civil Registration Service to register information about wills, creating a national record system for will data.
- Updates Civil Registration Service law to accommodate will registration and related administrative functions.
- Bill lapsed before completion; did not become law. Would have changed how will information is recorded and accessed.
Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Amendment) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Alice-Mary Higgins
- Amends the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 to extend the time period for registering easements and profits à prendre.
- Easements and profits à prendre are property rights allowing use of someone else's land; this bill extends the deadline to formally register them.
- Bill lapsed without enactment; the specific new time period is not stated in the long title provided.
National Minimum Wage (Removal of Sub-minimum Rates of Pay) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Paul Gavan
- Amends National Minimum Wage Act 2000 to remove lower pay rates for 16-year-olds and new employees in first two years.
- All affected workers would receive the standard minimum wage instead of current reduced rates.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage introduction in Seanad; lapsed without becoming law.
Worker Co-Operatives and Right To Buy Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Paul Gavan
- Amends the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 to update rules governing worker co-operatives and related organisations.
- Bill lapsed without progressing beyond First Stage; specific provisions on 'right to buy' not detailed in available information.
- Intended to modernise legal framework for industrial and provident societies, but detailed scope of changes unavailable.
Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 Committee Stage Lapsed Pauline O'Reilly
- Removes planning restrictions on solar panel installations on public buildings, schools, homes, industrial buildings, and farms.
- Amends the 2001 Planning and Development Regulations to streamline approval process for solar panel projects.
- Bill lapsed at Committee Stage; did not become law. Status and current solar panel planning rules unchanged.
Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Barry Ward
- Changes rules about what evidence is assumed true in Tenancy Tribunal hearings.
- Clarifies who must prove their case and when in tribunal disputes between landlords and tenants.
- Bill did not progress beyond initial introduction; no longer under consideration.
Protection of Employment (Platform Workers and Bogus Self-Employment) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Marie Sherlock
- Makes employment status a legal question, not just what employer and worker agree. Courts decide true status independently.
- Creates presumption workers are employees unless proven otherwise. Stops employers falsely labeling staff as self-employed to avoid benefits.
- Amends 1994 employment law. Requires clearer written information about actual employment status and worker rights.
Civil Legal Aid (Exclusion of Value of Free or Partly Free Board) (Amendment) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Lynn Boylan
- Amends Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 to exclude free or partly free board value from income calculations for legal aid applications.
- People receiving free or reduced-cost accommodation won't have that benefit counted as income when determining legal aid eligibility.
- Bill lapsed before completion; did not become law. Would have helped those in housing assistance or shared arrangements access civil legal aid.
National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 Committee Stage Lapsed Barry Ward
- Stops other companies using National Lottery or its products in betting offers without permission.
- Amends the National Lottery Act 2013 to give the National Lottery exclusive control over betting with its products.
- Bill lapsed at Committee Stage; did not become law.
Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Mark Wall
- Regulates gambling advertising and sponsorship to protect public interest; specific restrictions not detailed in title alone.
- Bill lapsed before completion; did not become law. Would have addressed gambling promotion controls if passed.
- Sponsor: Mark Wall. Exact advertising limits, exemptions, and enforcement mechanisms not specified in available title information.
Health Insurance (International Students) (Amendment) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Malcolm Byrne
- Amends Health Insurance Act 1994 to redefine health insurance contracts, excluding international students not ordinarily resident in Ireland.
- Changes who can be covered by health insurance by creating a new definition that leaves out non-resident international students.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage and is no longer active; specific implementation details are not available.
Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Ivana Bacik
- Allows adult adopted persons to access the index linking their adoption records to their birth registration held by the Registrar General.
- Amends the Adoption Act 2010 to enable adopted adults to trace their origins through official records connections.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; did not progress to law.
Taxi Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Joe O'Reilly
- Amends the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 to permit transfer of taxi licences between owners.
- Allows licence holders to sell or transfer their permits, previously not possible under existing law.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; no legislative action taken since introduction by Joe O'Reilly.
Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Rebecca Moynihan
- Restricts applications to change the use of certain student accommodation units to other purposes.
- Aims to protect student housing stock from conversion to non-student uses.
- Bill did not complete legislative process before the Dáil dissolved.
Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Mark Wall
- Allows local authorities to use CCTV cameras in public places to prevent, investigate, detect and prosecute certain offences.
- Provides legal framework for local councils to operate CCTV systems for law enforcement purposes beyond existing powers.
- Bill lapsed during Second Stage; did not proceed to law. Status and scope of offences covered remain unspecified in available text.
Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Annie Hoey
- Bill aimed to address student nurses' pay through new legislation, but did not progress past second stage debate.
- Specific pay provisions or amounts not detailed in available information; bill's exact proposals unclear from title alone.
- Bill lapsed without becoming law; no changes to student nurse compensation resulted from this legislation.
Criminal Procedure and Related Matters Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Barry Ward
- Bill proposes unspecified amendments to criminal procedure rules and related legal matters.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage; it lapsed without becoming law.
- Specific procedural changes not detailed in available information; full scope unclear.
Period Products (Free Provision) Bill 2021
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Rebecca Moynihan
- Requires period products (tampons, pads, etc.) to be made freely available to people who need them.
- Aims to remove cost barriers to menstrual hygiene and address period poverty across Ireland.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage; lapsed without becoming law.
Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Fiona O'Loughlin
- Creates hate crime laws. Adds harsher penalties when listed crimes target people based on asylum status, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, transgender identity, or age.
- Applies to specific offences named in the bill's schedule. Courts must impose increased sentences when hate motivation is proven alongside these base crimes.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage. Not enacted into law; current status of hate crime legislation in Ireland unclear from this bill alone.
State Airports (Shannon Group) (Amendment) Bill 2020
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Martin Conway
- Amends the State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014. Specific changes and practical effects not detailed in bill title alone.
- Bill did not progress past First Stage and has lapsed, meaning it is no longer active in the legislative process.
- Sponsor: Martin Conway. Bill status indicates it was not enacted into law.
National Screening Advisory Committee Bill 2020
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Gerard P. Craughwell
- Creates National Screening Advisory Committee to advise government on health screening programmes operating in Ireland.
- Committee provides expert guidance on screening programme operation; bill does not specify enforcement powers or funding.
- Bill lapsed at Second Stage; establishes advisory body only, not independent regulator or decision-making authority.