Bills
1,049 bills tracked.
Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026
29 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current
- Expands prison officers' powers: allows use of incapacitant spray (subject to Firearms Act 1925 rules); updates Prisons Act 2007 accordingly.
- Criminal justice changes: faster extradition via provisional arrest without warrant; DNA profile rules updated; accommodation-for-sex offences added; anti-social behaviour orders strengthened.
- Courts and licensing: Chief Justice non-judicial functions clarified; outdoor seating areas of pubs can now be licensed; community service orders amended.
Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026
23 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Richard Boyd Barrett
- Amends 2022 Online Safety Act to add rules governing how video platforms use recommender algorithms that suggest content to users.
- Applies specifically to video-sharing platform services; regulates their algorithmic recommendation systems under online safety framework.
- Bill details on specific requirements or enforcement mechanisms not available at Second Stage; further provisions to emerge during parliamentary debate.
Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025
23 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Amends social welfare laws and the 2024 automatic enrolment retirement savings system; specific changes not detailed in provided information.
- Establishes or modifies retirement savings requirements for workers; practical effects depend on amendments not specified here.
- Bill now law; related matters addressed, but full scope of provisions unavailable from title alone.
River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023
23 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Ged Nash
- Creates a River Boyne Task Force committee within the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly to develop policies for protecting and enhancing the river's environment.
- Task Force will coordinate activities of public authorities and work on protecting the river's natural habitats and wildlife.
- Bill is at Second Stage; specific enforcement powers, funding, and timeline for task force establishment not detailed in long title.
Agri-Food Regulator (Amendment) Bill 2026
21 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Gives the Agri-Food Regulator power to request price, margin, and financial data from agricultural and food businesses to increase market transparency.
- Allows the regulator to access supply chain business information to protect consumers and monitor fair trading practices.
- Amends existing regulator powers; specific enforcement mechanisms and data-sharing limits not detailed in long title.
Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025
20 Jan 2026 Enacted
- From 1 April 2026, sets new premium amounts paid from the Risk Equalisation Fund for certain insured person classes.
- Updates hospital utilisation credit amount and high cost claims percentage definitions effective 1 April 2026.
- Amends Schedule 1 of Health Insurance Act 1994 and makes related change to Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999.
Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2025
19 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Mark Ward
- Sellers must get a licence to sell nitrous oxide to certain approved buyers.
- No one under 18 can buy nitrous oxide or products containing it.
- The law sets rules for who qualifies as an exempted purchaser eligible to buy.
Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2022
16 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Thomas Gould
- Updates the 1990 Derelict Sites Act rules for identifying, managing, and addressing abandoned properties.
- Extends powers or procedures under the original Act, but specific amendments not detailed in available bill text.
- Information needed: what specific changes to derelict site definitions, timelines, or enforcement powers does this bill introduce?
Equal Status (Access to Toilet Facilities) Bill 2026
16 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Mark Wall
- Customers with certain medical conditions can use staff toilets in retail shops when needed.
- Shops must provide access or face legal action for discrimination under equal status law.
- Bill specifies which conditions qualify and procedures for complaints; exact conditions not yet detailed in available text.
National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025
9 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Allows payments from the National Training Fund for a specific scheme under the 2000 Act's section 7.
- Amends the National Training Fund Act 2000 to enable these new payment arrangements.
- Practical effect: Expands how National Training Fund money can be used for training-related purposes.
Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025
9 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Expands who can claim grants for alternative housing, storage, and emergency repairs; allows more joint owners to become eligible applicants.
- Permits grant increases for some homes; allows new dwelling construction in exceptional cases; adds time-payment options for remediation grants.
- Creates new assessment method for attached defective-concrete-block homes; enables grant review and new remediation options; strengthens building control enforcement powers.
Appropriation Bill 2025
9 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Authorizes spending from the Central Fund for services in 2024 and allocates money to government departments and services.
- Allows some unspent budget allocations to be deferred rather than returned immediately to the Central Fund under specific conditions.
- Permits temporary loans from the Central Fund to the Paymaster General's account to cover immediate government payment obligations.
Finance Bill 2025
8 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Bill gives government power to impose, change, or cancel taxes, stamp duties, and excise duties for the financial year.
- Allows the state to adjust tax rules and collect duties on specific goods and transactions as needed.
- Enables related financial provisions and amendments to existing tax and duty laws.
Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025
23 Dec 2025 Enacted
- Employees can notify employers they don't consent to retire at contractual retirement age and cannot be penalized for doing so.
- Employers cannot enforce retirement before pensionable age unless justified by legitimate business aim with appropriate, necessary means.
- Amends Workplace Relations Act 2015 to protect employees refusing contractual retirement ages and establish legal framework for employer justification.
Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2025
22 Dec 2025 Enacted
- Amends the Irish Film Board Act 1980 to update and extend its provisions, though specific changes not detailed in provided information.
- Likely modernizes the Board's powers or governance structure, but exact amendments and practical effects are not specified.
- Information gap: Bill text needed to confirm what powers change, funding adjustments, or new responsibilities the Board receives.
Education (Leave for Injuries) Bill 2025
18 Dec 2025 Second Stage Current Laura Harmon
- Creates standards for a leave-of-absence scheme run by the Education Minister for teachers and special needs assistants injured at work.
- Sets rules teachers and assistants must follow to qualify for and use injury-related leave benefits under the scheme.
- Applies to teachers and special needs assistants; exact injury types and leave duration details not yet specified in bill text.
Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025
16 Dec 2025 Enacted
- Increases the number of judges across the Court of Appeal, High Court, Circuit Court, and District Court by amending relevant court establishment acts.
- Amends street collections, child care, and gambling regulation laws; repeals certain Family Courts Act 2024 provisions. Specific changes not detailed in long title.
- Updates court infrastructure legislation to expand judicial capacity. Exact number of new judge positions not specified in long title alone.
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.
Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023
1 Dec 2025 Fifth Stage Current Paul Gavan
- Amends the Disability Act 2005 and Equal Status Act 2000 to strengthen disability rights protections and related provisions.
- Changes affect how disability discrimination cases are handled and what protections apply to disabled people in daily life.
- Specific amendments not detailed in title alone; bill at final stage (Fifth Stage) in Oireachtas legislative process.
Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025
28 Nov 2025 Enacted
- Increases the maximum borrowing limit for the Electricity Supply Board to fund capital projects.
- Allows the ESB to issue capital stock to two government ministers and to employees through an approved scheme.
- Specifies terms for how the ESB manages these new capital stock arrangements and employee participation.