Bills
1,049 bills tracked.
Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2025
13 Mar 2026 Committee Stage Current
- Amends 1991 Child Care Act to strengthen child protection rules, establish new coordination committee, and align with EU child safety directive.
- Updates vetting procedures under 2012 National Vetting Bureau Act and 2013 Child and Family Agency Act for better safeguarding.
- Sets guiding principles for Child and Family Agency and requires better cooperation between organizations handling child care and protection.
Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Standing Charges) Bill 2026
6 Mar 2026 Second Stage Current Darren O'Rourke
- Amends Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give CRU power to monitor and regulate standing charges on electricity and gas bills.
- Standing charges are fixed daily fees on bills independent of usage; this bill enables CRU oversight of these charges.
- Bill is at Second Stage; practical effect will depend on CRU's specific enforcement powers once legislation passes.
Irish Language Name and Address of the Person (Length Accent) Bill 2026
6 Mar 2026 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Protects accuracy of Irish language names and addresses, including proper vowel accents, in official records under Data Protection Act 2018.
- Requires regulators to ensure businesses respect customers' Irish names and addresses by January 1, 2030.
- Amends national postcode system contract rules to align with Irish language name and address standards.
Official Languages (Right to Use the Irish Language) (Amendment) Bill 2026
5 Mar 2026 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Amends the Official Languages Act 2003 to protect citizens' right to communicate in Irish without infringement or obstruction.
- Amends the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 to ensure Irish-language communication rights apply online and in media contexts.
- Specific enforcement mechanisms or penalties not detailed in the long title; further information requires examination of bill text.
Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025
5 Mar 2026 Fifth Stage Current
- Bans sale of single-use vapes containing non-tobacco substances designed for one-time use only.
- Creates enforcement measures and offences for suppliers who sell prohibited single-use vaping devices.
- Bill is at Fifth Stage (final parliamentary stage) as of current status.
Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024
27 Feb 2026 Enacted
- Defamation cases in the High Court will no longer be decided by juries; judges will decide cases alone.
- Implements EU rules protecting people engaged in public participation from frivolous or abusive defamation lawsuits.
- Amends the 2009 Defamation Act to incorporate these protections and procedural changes into Irish law.
Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026
27 Feb 2026 Enacted
- Landlords must provide tenants and the Residential Tenancies Board with specified information when a tenancy starts.
- Rent review frequency is limited, and landlords can only end tenancies under specific circumstances; rules apply during and after minimum-duration tenancies.
- The Residential Tenancies Board will share tenant data with social welfare, tax, and energy authorities; short-term letting rules and civil law contributions are adjusted.
Repeal of Exempted Development Regulations Bill 2026
27 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Eoin Ó Broin
- Removes two regulations (2022 and 2023) that exempted certain developments from planning permission for temporary accommodation for asylum seekers and people with temporary protection status.
- Practical effect: Developments for such accommodation will now require standard planning permission instead of being automatically exempted from the planning process.
- Bill is at Second Stage; specific details on which accommodation types are affected or transition arrangements are not provided in the long title.
Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2022
26 Feb 2026 First Stage Defeated Eileen Flynn
- Expands the Director of Authorised Intervention's powers to investigate suspected inappropriate burials in institutions even when exact burial locations are unknown.
- Allows people who believe they are related to those buried on institutional land to request excavation of that land.
- Bill was defeated at First Stage; did not progress to law.
Commission on the Future of the Family Farm Bill 2024
26 Feb 2026 First Stage Defeated Martin Kenny
- Creates a new Commission on the Future of the Family Farm to examine and advise on family farming policy and sustainability.
- Commission will define functions related to family farm issues; exact powers and responsibilities set out in the Act's provisions.
- Bill was defeated at First Stage; did not progress to further legislative debate or enactment.
Public Art Mural (Exempted Development) Bill 2026
26 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Eoin Ó Broin
- Amends 2001 Planning Regulations to exempt certain public art murals from needing planning permission if they have artistic/cultural merit.
- Mural exemption requires building owner's permission, cannot be commercial ads, and must comply with equality laws.
- Bill at Second Stage; allows artists to paint murals on buildings without lengthy planning approval process.
Planning and Development (Provision of Public Housing) Bill 2026
26 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Chris Andrews
- Amends Planning and Development Act 2000 to change rules affecting public housing provision and planning permissions.
- Repeals section 97(3)(b), removing a specific restriction or exemption—exact effect requires reviewing current legislation.
- Bill currently at Second Stage; specific housing provisions and planning changes not yet detailed in available sources.
Health Information Bill 2024
24 Feb 2026 Report Stage Current
- Creates electronic health records (EHRs) for all patients, managed by the HSE, containing personal health data shared between healthcare providers treating the same patient.
- Gives patients access rights to their EHR and information about who accessed it; allows HSE to request health data from providers and use court orders if requests are refused.
- Implements EU Health Data Space rules; permits HSE to share patient data with other countries and use personal public service numbers to identify patients in the system.
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) Bill 2026
24 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Matt Carthy
- Makes creating non-consensual intimate or harmful images illegal, closing a gap in current harassment law.
- Extends the time window for prosecutors to bring summary charges for harassment offences; specific new timeframe not yet detailed.
- Amends the 2020 Harassment Act; full scope and penalties for new image offence require further legislative stages.
Universal Access to Social Housing (Abolition of Income Limits) Bill 2026
20 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Richard Boyd Barrett
- Removes income limits that currently restrict who can access social housing, allowing anyone to apply regardless of earnings.
- Amends the 2009 Housing Act to replace income-based eligibility rules with universal access criteria.
- Bill is at Second Stage debate; practical effects of removing income thresholds not yet detailed in legislative text.
Social Housing Passport Bill 2026
13 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Mark Ward
- Minister can create a 'social housing passport' letting households on waiting lists or receiving support transfer their file to another local authority.
- Transfers based on criteria set by the Minister through regulations; details of eligibility rules not yet publicly available.
- Aims to increase housing mobility for people in or seeking social housing, removing local authority barriers to relocation.
Education (Medical Emergencies in Schools) Bill 2026
12 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Eoghan Kenny
- Minister can create regulations requiring more school staff to complete approved first aid training for medical emergencies.
- More schools can be authorized to have staff administer certain prescription-only medicines without prescription during medical emergencies.
- Bill enables emergency life-saving measures in schools; specific training requirements and eligible medicines set by future regulations.
Credit Review Bill 2024
11 Feb 2026 Enacted
- Creates a new independent body called An tSeirbhís um Athbhreithniú Creidmheasa to review certain credit decisions made by lenders.
- Appoints a Credit Reviewer (chief executive) to lead the body and handle credit decision reviews.
- Repeals section 210 of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 and related guidelines; makes consequential changes to other laws.
Waste Management (Single Household Waste Collection Service) Bill 2026
11 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Marie Sherlock
- Aims to make household waste collection more efficient, competitive, and sustainable across local authority areas.
- Creates a hardship waiver scheme allowing people to be exempt from waste collection charges in personal difficulty.
- Lets local authorities set rules requiring landlords to ensure tenants properly present household waste for collection.
Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2026
5 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current
- Gas companies must prepare and submit safety cases for natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas activities to the regulator for approval before operating.
- The utility regulator gains power to appoint gas emergency officers for liquefied petroleum gas and strengthen their authority to enforce safety standards.
- Creates appeals process for companies to challenge regulator decisions and repeals two earlier liquefied petroleum gas incident reporting regulations.
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026
5 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Alan Kelly
- Extends laws protecting people from non-consensual intimate images to include computer-generated or digitally altered intimate images.
- Amends the 2020 Harassment Act to cover synthetic intimate images, not just real photographs or videos.
- Aims to criminalize creating, distributing, or publishing fake intimate images of people without consent.
Work Life Balance (Right to Remote Work) Bill 2026
5 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current George Lawlor
- Gives employees a legal right to request remote work if their employer can reasonably accommodate it.
- Amends the 2023 Work Life Balance Act to add remote working provisions and related requirements.
- Currently at Second Stage debate; specific enforcement mechanisms and employer exceptions not yet detailed.
Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2026
30 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Removes the mandatory 3-day waiting period before someone can access abortion on request under current law.
- Amends the 2018 abortion regulation Act to streamline the process for obtaining termination of pregnancy.
- Currently at Second Stage in the legislative process; no changes to other eligibility criteria specified in bill text.
Maternity Protection (Child Bereavement) (Amendment) Bill 2026
29 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Chris Andrews
- Amends Maternity Protection Act 1994 to let employees delay taking maternity leave if their child dies.
- Allows relevant employees to postpone maternity leave entitlements following child bereavement.
- Includes related provisions to support bereaved employees; specific deferral terms and conditions not detailed in long title.