Bills
1,049 bills tracked.
Welfare of Greyhounds (Amendment) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Thomas P. Broughan
- Creates a white list of approved countries; exporting greyhounds to unlisted countries becomes illegal.
- Amends the 2011 Welfare of Greyhounds Act to tighten export controls and enforcement.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; no information on which countries were proposed for approval.
Prohibition of Wild Animals in Circuses Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Ruth Coppinger
- Amends Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban wild animals in circuses.
- Prohibits use of wild animals in circus performances and related activities.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; did not progress to debate or enactment.
Education (Disadvantage Committee) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Carol Nolan
- Creates Educational Disadvantage Committee to advise Minister on policies identifying and correcting educational disadvantage.
- Amends Education Act 1998 to establish formal committee structure for disadvantage strategy development.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; no further progress made in Oireachtas.
Civil Liability (Amendment) (Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Jim O'Callaghan
- Prevents people convicted of homicide from inheriting from or claiming benefits from their victim's estate.
- Amends succession law so killers cannot profit financially from causing someone's death through inheritance or legal claims.
- Applies the legal principle that wrongdoing should not create financial advantage, protecting victims' families from this harm.
National Food Ombudsman Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Charlie McConalogue
- Creates National Food Ombudsman office within Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to handle grocery trade disputes.
- Ombudsman mediates and investigates disputes between grocery retailers/wholesalers and their suppliers of food products.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; no related matters detail provided in available text.
Electoral (Extension of Voting Rights to Non-Irish Citizens) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Ruth Coppinger
- Allows all adults living in Ireland to vote in Dáil and European Parliament elections, regardless of citizenship.
- Changes voting eligibility from Irish/EU citizens only to any adult ordinary resident, expanding the electorate.
- Bill was introduced but did not progress beyond First Stage and has since lapsed without becoming law.
Keeping People in their Homes Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Kevin Boxer Moran
- Courts must consider proportionality when deciding repossession cases involving mortgagors' homes.
- Amends Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 to require fairness assessment in mortgage disputes.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; never progressed to full debate or enactment.
Road Traffic (Minimum Passing Distance of Cyclists) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Ciarán Cannon
- Requires motor vehicles to maintain a safe lateral (side) distance when passing cyclists on roads.
- Aims to reduce cyclist injuries and deaths by establishing minimum passing distance standards.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; specific distance measurements and enforcement details not yet defined.
Pensions (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Willie Penrose
- Amends the Pensions Act 1990 to modify pension law; specific changes not detailed in title alone.
- Bill did not complete the legislative process; it lapsed before becoming law.
- Sponsored by Willie Penrose; information on related matters and practical effects requires full bill text.
Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Willie O'Dea
- Amends the Pensions Act 1990 to create an appeals process when pension scheme trustees decide to wind up a scheme.
- Gives scheme members a mechanism to challenge or appeal the trustees' decision to wind up their pension scheme.
- Bill lapsed and did not become law; information about specific appeal procedures or timeframes is not available from the long title.
Sentencing Council Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Jonathan O'Brien
- Creates a new Sentencing Council to develop guidelines for judges on appropriate prison sentences.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage in 2017; never progressed to debate or enactment.
- Practical effect: No council established; sentencing guidelines remain as previously determined by courts.
Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Anne Rabbitte
- Removes restrictions on ESB's power to manage water levels on three Shannon lakes: Lough Derg, Lough Ree, Lough Allen.
- Amends the 1934 Electricity Act to expand ESB's authority for lake-level works and related matters.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; no legislative progress beyond initial introduction.
Pensions (Amendment) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Denise Mitchell
- Amends Pensions Act 1990 to stop solvent companies abandoning pension obligations to employees.
- Prevents employers from avoiding responsibility for employee pension schemes when financially able to pay.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; specific enforcement mechanisms and penalties not detailed in long title alone.
National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Colm Brophy
- Creates a National Famine Commemoration Day to officially remember the Great Famine and its impact.
- Establishes formal commemorative arrangements, though bill lapsed before becoming law.
- Scope and specific date for commemoration not detailed in long title alone.
Prohibition of Above-cost Ticket Touting Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Stephen Donnelly
- Makes it illegal to sell tickets for major sporting, musical, or theatrical events above their official price.
- Applies to anyone selling or offering tickets for resale at above face value.
- Bill lapsed during Second Stage; did not become law.
University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Éamon Ó Cuív
- Cancels the 2006 amendment to the University College Galway Act 1929, reversing changes made that year.
- Makes new amendments to the original 1929 Act governing University College Galway's structure or operations. Specific changes not detailed in title.
- Bill did not complete enactment; it lapsed without becoming law.
Harmful Communications and Digital Safety Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Jonathan O'Brien
- Creates criminal offences for harmful online communications; repeals outdated 1951 and 1997 laws on similar conduct.
- Promotes digital safety measures across society; gives courts powers relevant to civil proceedings about harmful communications.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage in 2017; was not enacted into law.
Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Frank O'Rourke
- Public bodies can consider economic, social, and environmental benefits when awarding service contracts, not just price.
- Aims to help small and medium businesses compete more fairly for public procurement tenders.
- Bill lapsed during legislative process; did not become law.
Ethical Public Investment (Tobacco) Bill 2017
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Sean Fleming
- Bans public money investment in tobacco company stocks and bonds, directly or indirectly.
- Affects government, state bodies, and pension funds holding tobacco securities.
- Bill lapsed without becoming law; status as of 2017.
Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2016
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Mary Butler
- Amends Employment Equality Act 1998 to remove mandatory retirement rules if employees can prove they meet job fitness requirements.
- Allows workers to continue employment beyond current retirement age by demonstrating capability to perform contracted duties.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage and lapsed without becoming law.
Famine Memorial Day Bill 2016
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Peadar Tóibín
- Establishes an annual Famine Memorial Day held on the same date each year to commemorate the Irish Famine.
- Does not specify which date the memorial day falls on; bill lapsed before details were finalised.
- Bill did not progress beyond Second Stage debate; no legislation currently requires annual Famine Memorial Day observance.
Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed John Brady
- Amends Employment Equality Act 1998 to remove mandatory retirement age requirements for employees.
- Allows workers to continue employment beyond current mandatory retirement thresholds unless employer has justified grounds.
- Bill lapsed in Oireachtas; did not progress beyond Second Stage to become law.
Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2016
13 Feb 2020 First Stage Lapsed Jim O'Callaghan
- Allows evidence and documents from private Commission hearings to be disclosed or published, subject to conditions in the 2004 Act.
- Amends the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 to expand what information can be shared publicly about witness testimony.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage and lapsed without becoming law.
Prisons (Solitary Confinement) (Amendment) Bill 2016
13 Feb 2020 Second Stage Lapsed Clare Daly
- Amends the Prisons Act 2007 to create specific rules governing solitary confinement use in Irish prisons.
- Exact provisions unclear from title alone; Bill lapsed before completion, so changes never became law.
- Sponsored by Clare Daly; did not progress past Second Stage debate in the Oireachtas.