Bills
359 bills tracked. What do the stages mean?
Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2025
18 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Adds sprat fish to the Fifth Schedule of the Wildlife Act 1976, making it a protected species and prohibiting targeted fishing except as accidental bycatch.
- Imposes a moratorium on commercial sprat fishing until sufficient scientific data exists on population, habitat, and ecological role in marine ecosystems.
- Requires development of a Just Transition plan to support inshore fishers affected by the moratorium, including retraining, diversification, and financial assistance.
Occupying Power (Securities and Handling of Settlement Goods) Bill 2025
18 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Duncan Smith
- Central Bank must refuse to approve prospectus for securities issued by occupying powers and revoke any prior approvals.
- Dismissal of employee for refusing to handle goods produced in occupied settlements is deemed unfair under unfair dismissal law.
- Bill applies to territories designated as occupied by International Court of Justice or International Criminal Court under Geneva Convention.
Taxes Consolidation (Development of Regional Film Industry) (Amendment) Bill 2025
18 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Amends section 481 of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to require Minister for Culture to consider film industry development in low-capacity regions when issuing cultural certificates for film tax relief.
- Empowers Minister to identify and prescribe low-audiovisual-capacity regions by regulation after consulting enterprise minister, Screen Ireland, sector stakeholders, local authorities and communities.
- Allows Minister to include regional development measures in industry development test for section 481 film tax relief to promote production outside Dublin-Wicklow hub.
Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation (Transfer of Functions) Bill 2024
17 Jul 2025 Second Stage Defeated Duncan Smith
- Transfers aircraft noise regulation authority for Dublin Airport from Fingal County Council to the Environmental Protection Agency.
- EPA becomes the legally designated competent authority under EU Aircraft Noise Regulation; all existing FCC noise-related functions transfer to EPA.
- Repeals provisions making FCC chief executive the competent authority; addresses concerns that true functional independence was not achieved.
Compulsory Purchase Order Bill 2025
17 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current James Geoghegan
- Replaces 1845 and 1919 Acts with modern compulsory land acquisition rules. Sets compensation assessment process, vesting order procedures, and time limits for claims.
- Transfers compensation disputes to Valuation Tribunal for expert determination. Owners can request advance payments of at least 90% before final compensation agreed.
- Allows acquiring authorities to withdraw notices within six weeks with compensation for losses. Covers severance, injurious affection, and equivalent reinstatement in compensation principles.
Road Traffic and Roads (Blood Bikes Exemption) (Amendment) Bill 2025
16 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Exempts blood bike vehicles from paying road tolls, matching current exemptions for ambulances, fire brigade, gardaí, and Defence Forces.
- Grants blood bikes same traffic regulation exemptions as ambulances, including bus lane access restrictions, when performing healthcare delivery duties.
- Applies exemptions to unpaid volunteer courier services transporting blood, medical samples, and clinical products to hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Ministers and Secretaries (Attorney General) Bill 2023
11 Jul 2025 Second Stage Defeated Ivana Bacik
- Bars Attorney General from claiming legal privilege over advice cited to Oireachtas when explaining Government positions on Bills or resolutions.
- Requires Attorney General to prioritize public interest when handling State litigation: settle legitimate claims promptly, avoid technical defences, minimize costs, and apologize for wrongful conduct.
- Makes Attorney General subject to conduct codes under Standards in Public Office Act 2001; permits delegation of functions with recusal disclosure to Taoiseach and ethics commission.
Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2025
10 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Mark Ward
- Adds new verdict option to coroner inquests: 'Iatrogenic Suicide' where medical treatment or prescribed medication was the primary cause of death by suicide.
- Distinguishes Iatrogenic Suicide from ordinary suicide verdicts under the Coroners Act 1962 to provide legal recognition of this specific circumstance.
- Includes safeguard preventing Iatrogenic Suicide verdicts from assigning civil or criminal liability, as per existing Act provisions.
Health (Availability of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2025
4 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Marie Sherlock
- Creates statutory duty for HSE to ensure GP services accessible fairly across State based on local health needs assessment, considering population distribution and social determinants.
- Requires HSE to report progress toward this objective in corporate plans and propose strategies to achieve it, using available resources without automatic budget increase.
- Addresses current gap where HSE funds but cannot direct GP placement, establishing direct link between needs assessment and service provision decisions.
Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025
4 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Duncan Smith
- Creates statutory right to paid leave for employees to attend HSE cervical, breast, colon cancer screening, or other screening recommended by their doctor.
- Excludes health screening leave from weekly working hours cap calculations and nightly hours reference periods under Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.
- Dismissal for taking health screening leave is presumed unfair; protects continuity of service for redundancy; disputes handled by Workplace Relations Commission.
Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024
3 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Gerard P. Craughwell
- HSE must establish specialized scoliosis treatment service for inpatient and outpatient care of children and adults in Ireland.
- Minister for Health given powers and duties to oversee the service establishment and related matters.
- Bill is at Second Stage; specific service details, funding, and timeline not yet evident from long title.
Animal Health and Welfare (Welfare of Pigs) Bill 2025
2 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Bans teeth-clipping, tail-docking, and castration of pigs except for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
- Restricts tusk reduction in boars to last-resort situations where necessary to prevent injury or safety risks.
- Prohibits sow stalls and farrowing crates smaller than 5 square metres that prevent sows turning around.
Disregard of Historic Offences for Consensual Sexual Activity Between Men Bill 2025
2 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Establishes a process for people convicted or cautioned for consensual sexual activity between men to apply for disregard of those historic convictions, removing legal barriers to employment and professional rights.
- Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission decides applications and issues certificates of disregard; decisions can be appealed to an Appeals Officer with Garda records updated accordingly.
- Application process is free; Commission provides support to applicants; Minister must review the scheme within 3 years and publicly inform citizens of the process.
Victims of Sexual Violence Civil Protection Orders Bill 2025
27 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Matt Carthy
- Creates new civil protection orders for victims of sexual violence when courts find sexual offences proved under specified criminal laws.
- Allows courts to issue protection orders for complainants in cases involving rape, human trafficking, child exploitation, and related sexual offences.
- Defines eligible victims and establishes legal mechanism for courts to grant civil protection orders following criminal conviction or court findings.
Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement Bill 2024
27 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Mairéad Farrell
- Requires public bodies to submit annual reports to the Minister detailing procurement spending, including contract types, social clauses used, SME awards, contractor performance, cost overruns, and non-compliant spending.
- Minister must compile and publish aggregate annual reports on all public procurement data to identify system performance gaps and areas for improvement.
- Amends Companies Act 2014 to register additional company information including procurement awards, court judgments, beneficial ownership, and bankruptcy status.
Disability (Personalised Budgets) Bill 2024
26 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Ollie Crowe
- Amends the Disability Act 2005 to introduce personalised budgets for people with disabilities, allowing them more control over chosen support services.
- Enables service users to receive funding directly or through arrangements that suit their individual needs, rather than standard service provision.
- Specific details on eligibility criteria, budget levels, and implementation timeline not yet publicly available at Second Stage.
Broadcasting (All Ireland Service) (Amendment) Bill 2025
25 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Requires national broadcasters to make reasonable efforts to end geo-blocking and exclusion of Northern Irish audiences from programming, competitions, and other services.
- Mandates Coimisiún na Meán report within six months on removing all-Ireland access barriers and requires Media Minister to engage with British government on television licensing rights.
- Requires broadcasters to proactively resolve competing intellectual property claims across island jurisdictions to ensure equal access to content for viewers north and south.
Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022
20 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Darren O'Rourke
- Pharmaceutical companies and medical equipment suppliers must annually report all payments, gifts, donations, and value transfers to healthcare professionals or organizations to the Health Products Regulatory Authority.
- The Health Products Regulatory Authority must establish and maintain a publicly accessible, searchable register of these payments and has power to audit compliance.
- Failure to declare payments constitutes an offence with fines up to €100,000 upon conviction.
Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Voting Rights in Presidential Elections) Bill 2025
18 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Michael Collins
- Amends Article 12 to allow adult Irish citizens ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland to vote in presidential elections, subject to electoral law and disqualification rules.
- Inserts new Article 12A requiring the Oireachtas to enact electoral legislation within a practicable timeframe to implement the expanded voting rights.
- Article 12A becomes obsolete and is removed from official Constitution texts once implementing legislation is passed.
Planning and Development (Stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems) Bill 2024
12 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Martin Conway
- Bill amends planning rules to require environmental impact assessments for certain stationary battery energy storage system installations.
- Expands the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to classify specific battery storage projects as developments needing formal environmental review.
- Aims to ensure large-scale battery storage projects undergo environmental scrutiny before planning permission is granted.
Taxes Consolidation (Rights of Performers and Film Workers) (Amendment) Bill 2025
11 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Amends Section 481 of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to add three new conditions for issuing film tax relief certificates: companies must offer Irish performers equal terms to international performers, comply with copyright law, and prohibit 'buy-out' contracts.
- Film producers seeking tax relief must now demonstrate they meet these performer rights and copyright requirements when applying to the Minister for a cultural certificate before production begins.
- Addresses concerns raised by Budgetary Oversight Committee and Irish Equity about protecting performers' intellectual property rights and preventing forced surrender of future residual payments.
Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025
9 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Brian Stanley
- Limits exports of electricity generated by wind turbines and requires public consultation on new wind turbine developments.
- Sets minimum distances between turbines and homes to protect against noise and shadow flicker; imposes duties on planning authorities.
- Requires turbine owners to establish financial reserves and plan decommissioning; enables community ownership; creates penalties for non-compliance.
Parole (Special Advocates) Bill 2024
5 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Lynn Ruane
- Amends Parole Act 2019 to allow special advocates to represent parole applicants' interests in certain Parole Board cases.
- Special advocates will support relevant applicants—likely those with security concerns or restricted evidence access.
- Creates new representation mechanism; bill is at Second Stage—detailed provisions and implementation scope not yet finalized.
Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025
5 Jun 2025 Second Stage Defeated Mary Lou McDonald
- Repeals Part 2 of Water Services Act 2017, removing Uisce Éireann's power to charge domestic customers for water use exceeding a specified threshold.
- Eliminates the legal basis for imposing excess water charges on household users, preventing future charge implementation.
- Bill was defeated at Second Stage; the excess water charge power remains in law.