Bills
1,049 bills tracked.
Public Authorities and Utility Undertakings (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2019
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Alice-Mary Higgins
- Implements EU directives on public procurement by setting contract award criteria beyond lowest price, including social considerations and quality.
- Allows public bodies to depart from best price-quality ratio under defined procedures and requires human rights protections for state contractors.
- Mandates government guidelines on social considerations in contracts and annual reporting to parliament on procurement matters.
Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Ged Nash
- Allows minors born in Ireland to apply for Irish citizenship certificates without waiting until age 18.
- Amends naturalisation law to streamline the process for children born on the island of Ireland.
- Bill did not progress beyond Second Stage and is no longer active in the legislature.
Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Rose Conway-Walsh
- Bans conversion therapy—practices claiming to change sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
- Treats conversion therapy as deceptive and harmful; establishes legal prohibition on this practice.
- Bill lapsed in parliament; did not become law. Current legal status of conversion therapy in Ireland unclear from this bill alone.
Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Bill 2017
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Lapsed Paddy Burke
- Amends Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992 to allow governing body representation from regions outside the education and training board's functional area.
- Extends who can sit on college governing bodies to include representatives from communities served by the college but located elsewhere.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage and has lapsed without becoming law.
Gender Recognition (Amendment) Bill 2017
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed David P.B. Norris
- Amends 2015 Act to let people aged 16+ legally change their registered gender without medical requirements.
- Creates pathway for under-16s to seek legal gender recognition; details of approval process not specified in long title.
- Directs government to consider how Irish law should treat non-binary gender identities; specific provisions unclear.
Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
- Government apologizes to people convicted under laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relationships, acknowledging prosecutions were discriminatory and violated human dignity.
- People with such convictions can receive formal exoneration, recognizing these laws breached personal privacy and autonomy rights.
- Bill addresses related matters but lapsed before becoming law; specific exoneration process and eligibility criteria not detailed in long title.
Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2016
30 Jan 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Lynn Ruane
- Lowers voting age to 16 for European Parliament and local government elections only.
- Allows 16-year-olds to register as electors for these two election types.
- Bill lapsed during Second Stage; did not become law.
Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Defeated Alice-Mary Higgins
- Expands Electoral Commission's role to review Seanad voting system, franchise rules, and minimum voting age.
- Protects civil society organisations' freedom of association and expression in electoral contexts under Electoral Act 1997.
- Provides free public transport on polling day to improve voter access.
Special Measures in the Public Interest (Derrybrien Wind Farm) Bill 2023
30 Jan 2025 First Stage Defeated Tom Clonan
- Bill transfers Derrybrien wind farm ownership to Western Development Commission to help secure Ireland's electricity supply.
- Allows removal of current Gort Windfarms staff and appointment of new personnel; renames company and transfers land lease.
- Suspends certain company law rules for Gort Windfarms; existing contracts remain valid. Bill was defeated at first stage.
Planning and Development Bill 2023
9 Jan 2025 Enacted
- Replaces the 2000 Planning and Development Act with updated rules for property development and land use decisions.
- Adds new licensing system for public events and fairgrounds to regulate their operation and impact.
- Consolidates planning law, promotes sustainable development, and amends related legislation for coordinated effect.
Family Courts Bill 2022
18 Nov 2024 Enacted
- Creates three specialized family court divisions within existing High, Circuit, and District Courts to handle family law cases separately from other matters.
- Reallocates family law jurisdiction between courts and assigns judges to family divisions; updates rules for conducting family proceedings.
- Amends 40+ family law and court acts to support the new structure, including changes to maintenance, guardianship, adoption, domestic violence, and child protection laws.
Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024
18 Nov 2024 Enacted
- Raises minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old.
- Amends 2002 and 2023 tobacco laws to enforce the new age restriction.
- Applies to all retail sales of tobacco products in Ireland.
Appropriation Bill 2024
18 Nov 2024 Enacted
- Allocates funds from the Central Fund to government services and purposes as authorized under the 1965 Act.
- Allows deferral of returning unused capital appropriations to the Central Fund, as permitted by the 2004 Finance Act.
- Enables temporary advances from the Central Fund to maintain sufficient cash in the Paymaster General's account for government liabilities.
Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2024
18 Nov 2024 Enacted
- Amends the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003 to update its rules and operations.
- Specific changes to Commission structure, powers, or procedures are not detailed in provided information.
- Bill became law; review official text or government summary for detailed amendments and effects.
Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024
18 Nov 2024 Enacted
- Companies and societies can now hold general meetings using electronic communications technology instead of in-person only.
- New offence created for obstructing Corporate Enforcement Authority officers; audit exemptions tightened; companies can be struck off on additional grounds.
- Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority gains powers to issue interim directions and use reserve fund money for supervisory functions.
Health Insurance (Amendment) and Health (Provision of Menopause Products) Bill 2024
18 Nov 2024 Enacted
- State will supply certain menopause symptom products free to eligible women; Health Act 1970 and medical goods pricing law updated to enable this.
- Health insurance premiums adjusted from April 2025; Risk Equalisation Fund contribution amounts specified for certain insured person classes.
- High cost claim definition in health insurance law revised; stamp duty law amended for related matters.
Land (Zoning Value Sharing) Bill 2024
14 Nov 2024 First Stage Lapsed
- Planning authorities must assess land values before and after zoning permission, then require developers to pay the difference to the authority.
- Developers can appeal value assessments; planning authorities must maintain a public register of land values and how zoning payments are spent.
- Unpaid zoning payments become a legal charge on the land; authorities use payments for infrastructure; false information to authorities is an offence.
Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2024
14 Nov 2024 First Stage Lapsed
- Gives tenants a right to bid when landlord terminates tenancy to sell the property.
- Allows Residential Tenancies Board to share tenant dispute information with Revenue Commissioners.
- Updates rules for mediations, adjudications, and tribunal hearings by the Tenancies Board.
Houses of the Oireachtas (Members) Bill 2024
14 Nov 2024 First Stage Lapsed Violet-Anne Wynne
- Allows Parliament to set rules for member absences through standing orders.
- Extends secretarial support entitlements for members in specific circumstances.
- Amends 2021 Secretarial Facilities Regulations to enable expanded support access.
Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2024
14 Nov 2024 First Stage Lapsed Darren O'Rourke
- CRU gains powers to monitor wholesale and retail electricity prices more closely and report findings more frequently.
- CRU can regulate hedging practices and investigate anti-competitive behaviour by gas and electricity suppliers more effectively.
- CRU's role expands to strengthen consumer protection and address energy affordability issues in the market.
Education (Smartphones in Primary Schools) Bill 2024
14 Nov 2024 First Stage Lapsed Peadar Tóibín
- Bans students in primary schools from using smartphones during school hours to support their welfare and education.
- Related implementation measures and enforcement mechanisms are specified but details unavailable at First Stage lapsed status.
- Bill did not progress beyond introduction; no regulations or penalties currently enacted.
Grocery Price Caps Bill 2024
14 Nov 2024 First Stage Lapsed Paul Murphy
- Creates a Grocery Price Caps Commission to set maximum prices for basic foodstuffs.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; not proceeded with in current legislative session.
- Practical effect unclear: specific foodstuffs covered, enforcement mechanisms, and commission powers not detailed in long title.
Residential Tenancies (Illegal Evictions) (Amendment) Bill 2024
14 Nov 2024 First Stage Lapsed Eoin Ó Broin
- Creates new criminal offence for forcibly ending a tenancy without legal process.
- Allows courts to award exemplary damages in illegal eviction cases as punishment.
- Enables data sharing between rental board, property regulator, and Revenue to identify landlords.
Restriction of Imports (States in violation of obligations under the Genocide Convention and Occupied Territories) Bill 2024
14 Nov 2024 First Stage Lapsed Catherine Connolly
- Creates criminal offence for importing or selling goods/services from states violating Genocide Convention or from occupied territories in certain circumstances.
- Aims to fulfil Ireland's international obligations under Genocide Convention, Fourth Geneva Convention, and customary humanitarian law.
- Prohibits extracting resources from occupied territories in specified circumstances; bill lapsed at First Stage without becoming law.