Bills
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Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) Bill 2026
24 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Matt Carthy
- Creates new offence: making intimate or harmful images of someone without consent, with penalties specified in amended sections 3-4.
- Increases timeframe for starting summary court proceedings against offenders under the 2020 Act.
- Raises penalties for existing harassment and harmful communications offences under the 2020 Act.
Universal Access to Social Housing (Abolition of Income Limits) Bill 2026
20 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Richard Boyd Barrett
- Amends Housing Act 2009 to remove all income-based criteria from social housing assessments, enabling anyone to access social housing regardless of earnings.
- Deletes clauses linking social housing eligibility to household income or Rent Supplement receipt, abolishing existing income limits.
- Comes into force within 90 days of Presidential approval.
Social Housing Passport Bill 2026
13 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Mark Ward
- Allows households on social housing waiting lists to transfer to another local authority's list while keeping their waiting time, based on Minister-set criteria like employment or education.
- Enables current social housing tenants (council, AHB, RAS, HAP) to apply for transfer lists in other authorities, retaining their time on list under Minister-defined regulations.
- Permits Minister to set expedited procedures for passport applications involving threats to life or safety, and to extend the scheme across the island with Northern Executive agreement.
Education (Medical Emergencies in Schools) Bill 2026
12 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Eoghan Kenny
- Amends Education Act 1998 to allow Minister make regulations requiring greater school staff participation in approved first aid training for medical emergencies.
- Enables regulations to increase number of schools authorised to administer prescription-only medicines (like adrenaline auto-injectors) without prescription during life-threatening medical emergencies.
- Addresses 2024 report finding most primary school staff lack training in life-saving equipment; creates framework for improved emergency response and medicine access in schools.
Credit Review Bill 2024
11 Feb 2026 Enacted
- Establishes Credit Review Service as independent body to review credit decisions for SMEs and farm borrowers, and monitor lending practices affecting these sectors.
- Formalizes and replaces informal guidelines from 2010; repeals section 210 of National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 and related regulations.
- Enables future scope expansion to cover other regulated financial service providers beyond credit institutions, subject to ministerial regulations and consultation.
Waste Management (Single Household Waste Collection Service) Bill 2026
11 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Marie Sherlock
- Replaces open-market competition with competitive bidding: local authorities award exclusive household waste collection permits through competitive processes rather than allowing multiple competing providers.
- Requires permit holders to operate hardship waivers allowing eligible households to reduce or eliminate waste collection charges based on personal hardship grounds.
- Enables local authorities to make bye-laws requiring landlords to ensure adequate waste collection services are available and used at residential properties.
Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026
5 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current Alan Kelly
- Extends the definition of 'intimate image' under the 2020 Act to include computer-generated or computer-modified fake images depicting identifiable persons in intimate contexts.
- Creates new offence: generating intimate images of another person by computer-graphics without consent for distribution or publication, with penalties up to 7 years imprisonment.
- Presumes social media platforms knowingly facilitated generation of such images when their software was used, shifting burden of proof to the platform to demonstrate otherwise.
Work Life Balance (Right to Remote Work) Bill 2026
5 Feb 2026 Second Stage Current George Lawlor
- Removes requirement employees wait 6 months before remote working arrangement takes effect.
- Gives employers defined grounds to refuse remote work requests: job nature, reorganization burden, service quality impact, workspace unsuitability, or collective agreement conflict.
- Allows adjudication officers to assess remote work complaints on merit and award up to 4 weeks' pay compensation; Labour Court can affirm, vary or set aside decisions.
Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2026
30 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Removes the 3-day waiting period requirement that currently applies before a person can access abortion on request under the 2018 Act.
- Amends the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 by deleting the mandatory delay between request and provision of the procedure.
- Allows abortion on request to proceed immediately upon request, without the existing 3-day interval for consideration.
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.
Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026
23 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Richard Boyd Barrett
- Bans video platforms from using recommender algorithms for users under 18 or whose age is unknown.
- Requires platforms to get explicit opt-in consent from adults before using algorithms based on profiling or sensitive personal data, with transparency and modification options.
- Directs Media Commission to update Online Safety Code to enforce these restrictions within 90 days of the law's enactment.
Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025
23 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Increases weekly rates for maternity, adoptive, paternity and parent's benefits by €10 each from January 2026; raises domiciliary care allowance monthly rate by €20 from January 2026.
- Raises employer PRSI employee earnings threshold from €527 to €552 per week to align with National Minimum Wage increase in January 2026.
- Increases jobseeker's benefit graduated rates and working family payment income thresholds from January 2026; extends newborn baby grant qualification period from 1 to 3 months post-birth/adoption.
River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023
23 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Ged Nash
- Establishes River Boyne Task Force as a special committee within the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly to propose policies for protecting and enhancing the Boyne Catchment environment, wildlife and natural habitats.
- Task Force comprises county council members from Kildare, Louth, Meath and Offaly plus appointed experts; coordinates public authority activities and takes over water policy functions under EU regulations for the Boyne area.
- Minister may transfer relevant government functions to Task Force by order (approved by Oireachtas); Task Force must operate within available resources without requiring increased Oireachtas funding.
Agri-Food Regulator (Amendment) Bill 2026
21 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Amends Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023 to give Agri-Food Regulator power to compel businesses to provide pricing, margin, and financial data.
- Replaces "seek" with "compel" in Section 12(3)(d), enabling Regulator to demand information from retailers currently refusing voluntary disclosure.
- Closes enforcement gap by authorizing Regulator to require prices, margins, accounting data, employment records, and supply chain throughput for transparency.
Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2025
20 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Updates Risk Equalisation Fund credits paid to insurers from 1 April 2026, with revised amounts for age-related, hospital utilisation, and high-cost claims credits based on insured population data.
- Adjusts stamp duty levies on health insurance contracts to fund the revised credits, with transitional rates applying 1 January–31 March 2026, then new rates from 1 April 2026.
- Changes Health Insurance Authority Chair appointment term to align with state body governance code; updates high-cost claims percentage threshold.
Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2025
19 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Mark Ward
- Restricts nitrous oxide sales to licensed wholesalers and registered retailers only; unlicensed sales are offences.
- Bans selling nitrous oxide to under-18s for intoxication purposes; gardaí can seize containers from minors in public places.
- Allows gardaí to seize nitrous oxide in public when reasonably believed to be misused for intoxication, without criminalising possession.
Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2022
16 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Thomas Gould
- Local authorities must report to Minister if they collect less than 75% of derelict sites levy due, explaining reasons and remedial plans within 3 months.
- Minister must compile and publish reports from local authorities to Oireachtas, increasing transparency on levy collection performance across all councils.
- New reporting requirement amends 1990 Act to improve accountability where derelict sites levy collection consistently falls short of amounts applied.
Equal Status (Access to Toilet Facilities) Bill 2026
16 Jan 2026 Second Stage Current Mark Wall
- Requires retail shops without public toilets to allow customers with certain medical conditions (Crohn's, colitis, IBS, ostomy device users) to use staff facilities if at least three staff are present and no public toilets are nearby.
- Customers must present approved medical proof (physical card or mobile app form) issued by an approved body to request access during business hours.
- Breach by a retailer counts as disability discrimination under the Equal Status Act 2000, allowing customers to seek redress through existing complaint procedures.
National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025
9 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Amends National Training Fund Act 2000 to allow payments for acquiring land, premises, furniture, equipment, and upgrading or constructing premises.
- Payments must support skills training for employed persons, job seekers, or provide economy-wide skills requirement information.
- Enables National Training Fund to finance infrastructure and resources for training schemes under section 7 of the 2000 Act.
Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025
9 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Homeowners can apply for increased grants if they incurred eligible costs since 29 March 2024, and timelines for completing remediation work extend from 65 to 130 weeks.
- Joint owners married to, in civil partnership with, or cohabiting with an eligible owner can now become eligible owners; those with maximum grants can apply for ancillary grants.
- Housing Agency can review prior grant determinations and issue new ones; SEAI can share data with local authorities to prevent double-funding; local authorities can create additional charging orders for extra grant payments.
Appropriation Bill 2025
9 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Authorises €9,680 from Central Fund to cover 2024 State Laboratory Vote overspend and appropriates voted supply funds for 2025.
- Permits €1,433,850 thousand capital spending carryover from 2025 into 2026 under Finance Act 2004 rules.
- Allows temporary repayable advances from Central Fund to Paymaster General's account for January 2026 electronic payments and social welfare disbursements via An Post.
Finance Bill 2025
8 Jan 2026 Enacted
- Raises Universal Social Charge 2% ceiling by €1,318 to €28,700 from 2026 onwards; extends reduced USC rate for medical card holders under 70 earning up to €60,000 until end of 2027.
- Extends rent tax credit to end 2028; provides mortgage interest relief for 2025-2026 with maximum relief of €1,250 and €625 respectively based on interest increases since 2022.
- Introduces new Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Scheme tax rules: employer contributions exempt from tax; fund income/gains exempt; retirement payments taxed; extends multiple energy and building renovation capital allowances to 2030.
Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025
23 Dec 2025 Enacted
- Employees with contractual retirement ages below state pension age can notify employers in writing (3-12 months before retirement) that they do not consent to retire.
- Employers cannot enforce contractual retirement unless they provide written justification showing it serves a legitimate aim and the means are appropriate and necessary.
- Employees can claim compensation up to €40,000 or 104 weeks' pay at the Workplace Relations Commission if employers breach the Act or penalize them for exercising these rights.
Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2025
22 Dec 2025 Enacted
- Increases the Irish Film Board's maximum aggregate investment limit from €500 million to €840 million for film production and training.
- Applies to all investments, loans, grants and moneys the Board provides toward film-making costs and film-industry training.
- Amends the Irish Film Board Amendment Act 2018 to raise this spending ceiling.