Bills
354 bills tracked. What do the stages mean?
Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021
11 Dec 2025 Second Stage Defeated Jennifer Whitmore
- Creates National Just Transition Commission to bring workers, communities, employers, and government together on plans for shifting to a low-carbon economy fairly.
- Requires certain bodies to prepare just transition plans detailing how they'll manage the shift to low-carbon operations while protecting workers and communities.
- Amends Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to embed fair transition principles into climate policy and related government decision-making.
Residential Tenancies (Winter Ban on Evictions) Bill 2025
11 Dec 2025 Second Stage Current Eoin Ó Broin
- Pauses tenant evictions from now until 1 July 2026 by deferring termination dates, helping people find alternative housing.
- Phases eviction deferrals over time to manage pressure on housing services from tenants needing new homes.
- Applies only to tenancies scheduled to end during the deferral period; related implementation details not yet specified.
National Minimum Wage (Inclusion of Young Persons, Apprentices and Interns) Bill 2025
10 Dec 2025 Second Stage Current Malcolm Noonan
- Young employees will receive the full national minimum wage instead of reduced youth rates.
- Apprentices become covered by minimum wage laws for the first time; interns and work-experience participants must be paid minimum wage.
- Amends the 2000 National Minimum Wage Act to expand who qualifies for statutory wage protection.
Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025
10 Dec 2025 Second Stage Current Ivana Bacik
- Allows civil lawsuits for child sexual abuse against unincorporated groups (like religious organisations) that currently can't be sued as legal entities.
- Lets these groups use associated trust assets to pay damages awards, protecting their main funds from seizure in abuse claims.
- Extends time limits under the Statute of Limitations 1957 to allow older abuse claims to proceed in court beyond current deadlines.
Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2025
3 Dec 2025 Second Stage Current Anne Rabbitte
- Expands ESB's authority to carry out work on water levels in three Shannon lakes: Lough Derg, Lough Ree, and Lough Allen.
- Amends the 1934 Electricity Supply Act to remove or reduce existing restrictions on ESB's powers for these lake-level operations.
- Bill is at Second Stage; specific restrictions being removed and practical effects are not detailed in title alone.
Electricity Regulation (Climate Action and Connection to Distribution and Transmission Systems) Bill 2025
27 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Ciarán Ahern
- Regulator can require electricity connection offers include climate conditions, like emissions-reduction measures or offsets.
- Amends 1999 Electricity Act to let utilities set terms supporting Ireland's national climate goals.
- Applies to both transmission and distribution network connections; specific measures to be set by regulator.
Seán Lemass Dublin International Airport Bill 2025
27 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Malcolm Byrne
- Dublin Airport will be officially renamed Seán Lemass Dublin International Airport.
- The bill allows for related administrative changes needed to implement the name change.
- Bill is currently at Second Stage; specific operational or structural changes not yet detailed.
Dog Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2025
21 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Sets limits on breeding bitches per establishment, minimum breeding age, and staff-to-bitch ratios to improve dog welfare conditions.
- Requires puppies remain with mothers for a minimum period and bans surgical artificial insemination in dog breeding.
- Amends dog breeding regulations; specific numerical caps and age thresholds not detailed in long title alone.
Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024
14 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Amends the Arts Act 2003 to officially recognise comedy as an art form eligible for arts funding and support.
- Clarifies that comedy performances and practitioners can access the same recognition and resources as other arts disciplines.
- No specific figures, funding amounts, or implementation timeline provided in the long title or current bill status.
Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025
13 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Aidan Farrelly
- Proposes constitutional amendment to lower voting age from 18 to 16 years old.
- Requires passage through Oireachtas and public referendum to take effect.
- Currently at Second Stage; specific election or local voting application details not provided in bill text.
Emergency Inspection of Dublin Zoo Bill 2025
7 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Minister must appoint an independent emergency inspector to examine Dublin Zoo operations.
- Minister required to produce a report on the inspector appointment process and findings.
- Bill is at Second Stage; no specific timeline, inspector powers, or report deadline specified in available text.
Companies (Protection of Title: Accountant) Bill 2025
23 Oct 2025 Second Stage Current Malcolm Byrne
- Only qualified people can call themselves accountants. Unqualified people using the title face penalties.
- The bill sets criteria for who can legally use the accountant title and how they're recognized.
- Misusing the accountant title is an offence with penalties. Specific penalty amounts not yet detailed in bill text.
Education (Amendment) Bill 2024
22 Oct 2025 Second Stage Current Sorca Clarke
- Amends Education Act 1998 to let schools specify timeframes for admitting students with special educational needs.
- Allows schools to set deadlines when processing special needs admission applications.
- Makes related changes to regulations supporting special needs admission procedures.
Regulation of Drones Bill 2025
16 Oct 2025 Second Stage Current Roderic O'Gorman
- Sets rules for private and commercial drone use in Ireland, requiring local authorities to create management plans for drone operations.
- Allows people, councils, and EPA to sue in District Court if drones cause noise nuisance or annoyance.
- Amends planning and EPA laws; adds drone considerations to National Planning Statements for development decisions.
Domestic Violence (Free Travel Scheme) Bill 2025
15 Oct 2025 Second Stage Current Laura Harmon
- Establishes a free travel scheme allowing domestic violence victims to access transport without payment when fleeing unsafe situations.
- Bill is at Second Stage in Parliament; sponsor Laura Harmon introduced it to create support mechanisms for people escaping domestic abuse.
- Specific eligibility criteria, transport types covered, and implementation details not yet available in current legislative text.
Public Health (Alcohol) (Amendment) Bill 2025
26 Sep 2025 Second Stage Current Pádraig Rice
- Restricts advertising of alcohol-free and low-alcohol products that use branding, logos, or trademarks of alcoholic drink brands.
- Aims to prevent alcohol companies using non-alcoholic products to promote their alcoholic drink brands indirectly.
- Amends the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; specific enforcement mechanisms and penalties not detailed in long title.
Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023
8 Sep 2025 Second Stage Current Pa Daly
- Courts can now refer criminal cases to restorative justice schemes between charge and conviction, with power to dismiss charges if appropriate.
- Gardaí and the Director of Public Prosecutions can refer cases to restorative justice before court and review prosecution decisions accordingly.
- Courts encouraged to use restorative justice between conviction and sentencing as an alternative to traditional sentencing approaches.
Protection of Retail Workers Bill 2025
14 Aug 2025 Second Stage Current Mary Fitzpatrick
- 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.
- Currently at Second Stage; practical penalties and exact scope of 'retail worker' undefined.
Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2025
18 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Adds sprat fish to protected species list; allows only accidental catch, not intentional fishing for sprat.
- Stops commercial sprat fishing until science confirms sprat populations, habitats, and ecosystem role are understood.
- Supports inshore fishers affected by sprat fishing ban through a Just Transition program.
Occupying Power (Securities and Handling of Settlement Goods) Bill 2025
18 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Duncan Smith
- Central Bank cannot approve prospectuses for securities issued by occupying powers or their representatives.
- Dismissing an employee for refusing to handle goods from an occupying power's activities in occupied territory is automatically deemed unfair.
- Bill addresses financial and employment protections related to occupying powers' activities in occupied territories.
Taxes Consolidation (Development of Regional Film Industry) (Amendment) Bill 2025
18 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Amends Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to let Minister identify regions with low audiovisual production capacity.
- Expands Section 481 tax relief to reward film production outside major existing production hubs.
- Aims to develop regional film industry by making tax incentives conditional on promoting production dispersal.
Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation (Transfer of Functions) Bill 2024
17 Jul 2025 Second Stage Defeated Duncan Smith
- Transfers responsibility for aircraft noise regulation at Dublin Airport from Fingal County Council to the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Implements EU Aircraft Noise Regulation requirements by centralizing oversight to a national environmental authority.
- Bill was defeated at Second Stage; did not progress to become law.
Compulsory Purchase Order Bill 2025
17 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current James Geoghegan
- Replaces 1919 Act governing compensation when land is compulsorily acquired. Sets new rules for assessing and paying compensation to owners, lessees, and occupiers.
- Allows advance payments on compensation owed before final assessment completed. Transfers compensation assessment decisions from current body to Valuation Tribunal.
- Introduces vesting orders as mechanism for acquiring land compulsorily. Consolidates related land acquisition procedures into single modern framework.
Road Traffic and Roads (Blood Bikes Exemption) (Amendment) Bill 2025
16 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Blood bike operators gain exemptions from road tolls, matching ambulance privileges.
- Blood bike operators can use bus lanes and access other ambulance-restricted routes while on duty.
- Amends Roads Act 1993 and Road Traffic Act 1994 to create these exemptions.