Bills
1,078 bills tracked. What do the stages mean?
Autism Action and Oversight Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Micheál Carrigy
- Creates a new body to monitor and advise on autism action plans and the Autism Innovation Strategy implementation.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; not yet passed into law or implemented.
- Specific powers, funding, composition, and timeline for the oversight body are not detailed in the long title provided.
Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Timmy Dooley
- Bans primary ticket sellers from using dynamic pricing (prices that rise with demand) when selling tickets for cultural, entertainment, sporting, or recreational events.
- Prohibits advertising tickets at dynamically-adjusted prices to ensure fairer access and prevent price inflation based on demand fluctuations.
- Amends the 2021 Sale of Tickets Act; bill lapsed at First Stage, so changes were not enacted into law.
Workplace Relations (Exemplary Damages, Unfair Dismissals and Other Provisions) Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Mark Wall
- Allows Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court to award exemplary damages in certain workplace cases.
- Makes non-disclosure agreements unenforceable against employees who didn't get independent legal advice before signing.
- Updates unfair dismissal laws to match EU rules on transparent, predictable working conditions for employees.
Transport (Vehicle Registration Plate Suppliers) Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Vincent P. Martin
- Creates a register of vehicle registration plate manufacturers and suppliers, managed by the Minister for Finance.
- Requires registered suppliers to keep records of plate manufacture and sales as set out in regulations.
- Enables plates to identify their manufacturer or supplier; allows exemptions from record-keeping for certain persons or businesses.
Bail (Amendment) Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Vincent P. Martin
- Adds domestic violence offense (section 39 of Domestic Violence Act 2018) to bail legislation's schedule of serious crimes.
- Amends Bail Act 1997 to potentially affect bail conditions or requirements for people charged with this offense.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage; currently lapsed with no active status.
Protection of Children (Online Age Verification) Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Sharon Keogan
- Requires age-verification systems to block under-18s from accessing online pornography.
- Applies to internet pornographic material; enforcement mechanism and technical standards not specified in title.
- Bill lapsed during Second Stage; did not progress to law.
Third-Party Funding Contracts (Certain Proceedings) Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Mary Seery Kearney
- Removes criminal and civil penalties for maintenance and champerty (financial backing of legal cases) in specified proceedings.
- Allows third parties to fund certain legal cases without committing an offence or tort under existing law.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; specific proceedings covered and related provisions not detailed in available information.
Protection of Retail Workers Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Malcolm Byrne
- Creates new criminal offences for assaulting or threatening retail workers while they work.
- Amends the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 to add these specific protections.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage and has lapsed without becoming law.
Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) (Web Archive) Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Lynn Boylan
- Amends copyright law to require collection and preservation of Ireland's digital content online, ensuring permanent public access.
- Aims to safeguard Ireland's intellectual and cultural record for citizens, researchers, and international audiences.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; current status of provisions or reintroduction unknown.
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Formaldehyde) Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Vincent P. Martin
- Amends 2005 Work Safety Act to require Health and Safety Authority publish guidance on safe formaldehyde use and disposal, focusing on embalming.
- Establishes formal code of practice for formaldehyde handling to protect workers from chemical exposure risks in embalming and related work.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; did not progress to debate or enactment. No current legislative requirement for formaldehyde code exists.
Children’s Health (Kathleen Lynn National Children's Hospital) (Amendment) Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Paul Gavan
- Amends the Children's Health Act 2018 to officially name the National Children's Hospital after Kathleen Lynn in Irish and English.
- Changes the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board order to reflect the new official hospital name across legal documents.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; no further legislative progress occurred.
Fossil Fuel Products (Control of Advertising and Sponsorship) Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Paul Gavan
- Prohibits fossil fuel companies and products from advertising, with specified exemptions, enforced by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities.
- Bans sponsorship by fossil fuel companies and undertakings to prevent them shaping public debate on climate and energy policy.
- Penalties: summary conviction to class A fine or 3 months imprisonment; indictment conviction to €250,000 fine or 2 years imprisonment or both.
Improved Rail Passenger Rights with Compensation for Delays and Cancellations Bill 2024
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Martin Conway
- NTA must report to Minister on strengthening rail passenger rights beyond EU minimums, covering compensation for delays and cancellations.
- NTA must produce periodic reports on implementation of EU and Irish rail passenger rights laws to ensure enforcement.
- State prohibited from using exemptions under EU Regulation 2021/782 that would weaken rail passenger rights or compensation access.
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (Control of Nitrous Oxide) Bill 2023
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed John Cummins
- Adds nitrous oxide ('laughing gas') to the list of controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977.
- Allows the Minister to make regulations permitting nitrous oxide use in prescribed circumstances or for prescribed purposes.
- Amends the 1977 Act to bring nitrous oxide under drug control regime based on medical usability and public risk.
Civil Legal Aid (Neighbours’ Dispute Mediation Services) Bill 2023
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Micheál Carrigy
- Amends the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 to extend legal aid eligibility. Specific changes to scope and access not detailed in available information.
- Introduces mediation services for neighbours' disputes. Practical effect on funding, case types, or service delivery details not provided.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage. Status and current parliamentary position unclear from title alone; consult Oireachtas records for details.
Broadcasting (Restriction of Salaries) Bill 2023
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Rónán Mullen
- Caps RTÉ and TG4 salaries at the level of Cabinet Ministers (€195,161 in 2023); applies to employees and contractors.
- Requires RTÉ and TG4 to publish names and salaries of staff earning above a Dáil member's salary (€107,376 in 2023).
- Creates criminal offences for breaching salary cap or publishing false remuneration data, with fines up to €50,000 and/or five years imprisonment.
Consumer Insurance Contracts (Amendment) Bill 2023
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Barry Ward
- Amends the 2019 Consumer Insurance Contracts Act to ban insurance providers from using average clauses in policies.
- Average clauses reduce payouts if insured value is less than property's actual value; this bill prevents that practice.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; no changes to consumer insurance law resulted from this proposal.
National Minimum Wage (Inclusion of Apprentices) Bill 2023
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Marie Sherlock
- Extends national minimum wage protections to apprentices by amending the National Minimum Wage Act 2000.
- Apprentices currently excluded from minimum wage requirements; this bill includes them within existing wage protections.
- Bill lapsed at Second Stage; did not progress to further debate or enactment.
Criminal Justice (Juvenile Offenders) Bill 2023
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Barry Ward
- Removes mandatory life sentences for murder/treason when juvenile commits offence but is sentenced after turning 18, allowing judicial discretion instead.
- Allows judges to vary detention-and-supervision order splits beyond the current fixed 50/50 division, tailoring sentences to individual circumstances.
- Extends suspended sentence eligibility to juvenile offenders sentenced to detention, matching provisions currently available only to adults sentenced to imprisonment.
Civil Liability (Schools) Bill 2023
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Rónán Mullen
- Adds new protections to Civil Liability Act 1961: schools cannot be sued for student injuries from accidents on premises if they have adequate supervision and comply with health and safety regulations.
- Shields teachers from negligence liability when providing first aid, medical advice, or transporting injured students to hospital, unless conduct amounts to gross negligence or bad faith.
- Sets legal standard of care for teachers as that of a prudent parent, codifying the test courts have generally applied in school negligence cases.
Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2023
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Vincent P. Martin
- Amends 2018 Domestic Violence Act to prevent accused persons from directly cross-examining child witnesses or alleged victims in coercive control cases.
- Protects vulnerable witnesses from face-to-face questioning by accused abusers during court proceedings involving coercive control offences.
- Bill lapsed; did not progress beyond Second Stage debate in Oireachtas.
Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2022
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Catherine Ardagh
- Amends Central Bank Act 1942 to ban financial service providers from discriminating against cancer survivors accessing financial services.
- Requires financial institutions to treat cancer survivors fairly when applying for loans, insurance, banking, or other financial products.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage and has since lapsed without becoming law.
Civil Registration (Amendment) (Certificate of Life) Bill 2022
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Regina Doherty
- Amends Civil Registration Act 2004 to allow Minister for Health to create a non-statutory Certificate of Life register for babies not meeting stillbirth criteria.
- Certificate of Life available for unborn children below 500 grammes weight or less than 24 weeks gestation, with no gestational or weight restrictions.
- Provides families with official recognition of loss and potential traceability record for future generations outside statutory stillbirth registration.
Broadcasting (Gender, Cultural and Other Diversities) Bill 2022
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Mark Wall
- Requires broadcasters to better reflect the diversity of people in Ireland through their content and programming decisions.
- Introduces a quota requiring a minimum proportion of female composers or performers in music content broadcast by eligible stations.
- Amends broadcasters' existing legal duties to include new obligations around gender, cultural, and other diversity representation.