Bills
354 bills tracked. What do the stages mean?
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021
28 May 2025 Second Stage Current Lisa Chambers
- Creates new criminal offence of stalking: repeated unwanted behaviour driven by fixation or obsession causing alarm, distress, or harm.
- Amends Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act to include stalking as a specific crime with associated penalties and procedures.
- Aims to protect victims from persistent targeted behaviour; specific penalties and enforcement mechanisms not detailed in long title alone.
Housing (Housing Assistance Payment Waiting Times) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2021
28 May 2025 Second Stage Current Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
- Amends 2009 and 2014 Housing Acts to speed up assessments for social housing and Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme applications.
- Aims to reduce waiting times for people applying for social housing support and HAP eligibility determinations.
- Bill at Second Stage; specific assessment timeframes and implementation timeline not detailed in long title alone.
Planning And Development (Exempted Development - External Wall Insulation) Bill 2025
22 May 2025 Second Stage Current Richard Boyd Barrett
- External wall insulation work is exempted from needing planning permission, with limited exceptions.
- Amends the Planning and Development Act 2000 to streamline insulation upgrades on buildings.
- Specific exempted circumstances not detailed in long title; exact limitations require full bill text.
Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025
22 May 2025 Second Stage Current George Lawlor
- Amends joint labour committee rules to allow appointments when employer or worker organisations refuse to consult Labour Court beforehand.
- Addresses boycotts by enabling committees to proceed despite one side's non-participation in the consultation process.
- Connected procedural changes to joint labour committee composition; specific mechanisms not detailed in long title.
Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2025
21 May 2025 Second Stage Current Malcolm Noonan
- Allows local authorities to identify and manage derelict buildings, then restore and reuse them.
- Creates fast-track 'Town Centre First' planning process for converting upper floors and empty shops to homes.
- Simplifies building control approval for residential renovation projects in town centres.
Trade Union Recognition Bill 2021
19 May 2025 Second Stage Defeated Richard Boyd Barrett
- Allows trade unions to seek formal recognition if they represent at least 20% of workers in a workplace or job category.
- Creates a legal process for union recognition, giving unions negotiating rights without requiring employer agreement first.
- Bill did not pass; defeated at Second Stage in Dáil debate.
Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2025
15 May 2025 Second Stage Current Darren O'Rourke
- Gives CRU power to create a code of practice for water service outages and interruptions.
- Establishes a dispute resolution process for customers to complain about water service interruptions.
- Amends 2013 and 2014 Water Services Acts to add these new consumer protections.
Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025
14 May 2025 Second Stage Current Conor Murphy
- Adds socio-economic background as a protected characteristic under employment and public services equality law, preventing discrimination based on disadvantaged background.
- Amends Employment Equality Act 1998 and Equal Status Act 2000 to extend protections to employment, education, housing, and goods/services access.
- Bill currently at Second Stage; specific enforcement mechanisms, exemptions, and implementation details not yet publicly available.
Public Health (Restriction on Sale of Stimulant Drinks to Children) Bill 2025
9 May 2025 Second Stage Current Sharon Keogan
- Bans selling stimulant drinks to under-18s and restricts advertising or promotion of these drinks to children.
- Requires health warning labels on stimulant drink packaging informing public of health risks from excessive consumption.
- Bill is at Second Stage; specific definitions of 'stimulant drinks' and enforcement mechanisms not yet detailed in available text.
Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Gino Kenny
- Creates a legal framework allowing terminally ill adults to request medical assistance to end their life under specified conditions.
- Bill is in Second Stage of Dáil debate; details of eligibility criteria, safeguards, and procedures are being considered.
- Would change current Irish law, where assisted dying is not permitted; specific requirements and restrictions await legislative development.
Urban Tree Protection and Sites Locally Important for Ecology Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Steven Matthews
- Creates new 'Sites Locally Important for Ecology' designation to protect local nature areas, with local authorities maintaining public registers.
- Strengthens tree protection by prioritizing preservation over cutting, with rules on lopping and trimming, plus mandatory replacement of felled trees.
- Establishes appeals process for decisions on tree preservation and ecological site orders, giving citizens right to challenge local authority decisions.
Unfair Dismissals (Increased Protections for Workers) (Amendment) Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Catherine Murphy
- Expands who counts as a 'worker' under unfair dismissal law to include more employment categories.
- Increases protection for workers taking industrial action and those in protected categories from being unfairly dismissed.
- Reforms how compensation is calculated when unfair dismissal occurs, though specific amounts not detailed here.
Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current David Cullinane
- Gives Health Minister power to set maximum waiting time targets and priorities for health services across the system.
- Changes National Treatment Purchase Fund's reporting, governance, and accountability rules to strengthen oversight and transparency.
- Amends Health Act 2004 to create framework for managing waiting lists through new ministerial functions and performance targets.
Family Law (Divorce) (Amendment) Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Patrick Costello
- Amends the 1996 Divorce Act to speed up access to divorce proceedings by removing or reducing current delays.
- Changes practical effect: citizens seeking divorce will face faster timelines to initiate and progress their cases through courts.
- Bill currently at Second Stage; specific procedural changes not yet detailed in available legislative text.
Emergency Price Controls Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Bríd Smith
- Bill aims to cap prices for petrol, diesel, electricity, natural gas, and home heating oil during emergencies.
- Currently at Second Stage in parliament; details on price levels, duration, and enforcement mechanisms not yet available.
- Would require defining what constitutes an emergency and how controls trigger, suspend, or end.
Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Protection of Financially Vulnerable Customers) Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Amends the 1999 Electricity Regulation Act to define 'vulnerable customers' for utility regulation purposes.
- Gives the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications power to create regulations defining vulnerable customer protections.
- Expands the Commission for Regulation of Utilities' functions to address financially vulnerable electricity customers.
Electoral (Home Addresses of Candidates) Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Removes requirement to publish home addresses of candidates for county councils, Dáil, Seanad, presidency, or European Parliament elections.
- Amends six electoral laws (1937–1997) and Local Government Act 1994 to remove address publication rules across all election types.
- Aims to protect candidate privacy while maintaining electoral transparency through other candidate identification methods.
Education (Admission to Schools) (Co-Education) Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Ged Nash
- Removes gender-based exemptions from anti-discrimination laws for primary and post-primary schools on set future dates.
- Affects schools' current legal ability to exclude or separate students based on gender in educational settings.
- Connected administrative and implementation provisions included; specific dates for exemption removal not detailed in long title.
Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2021
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Seán Sherlock
- Local authorities can now charge landowners for costs of preventing or fixing derelict sites, with the charge secured against the property.
- Amends the 1990 Derelict Sites Act to give councils legal security when they spend money on necessary site maintenance or improvement work.
- Allows local authorities to recover expenses directly from landowners through a charge on the land if prevention measures are needed.
Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Patrick Costello
- Amends the 2008 Human Trafficking Act. Specific changes not detailed in provided information.
- Bill is at Second Stage in Parliament, sponsored by Patrick Costello.
- Related matters mentioned but not specified in available documentation.
Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current John Cummins
- Creates new crime of 'spiking': giving someone drugs without consent to overpower, sedate, or enable sexual assault, harm, theft, or other offences.
- Applies when perpetrator knows victim hasn't consented or is reckless about consent; covers injection, oral administration, or causing ingestion of substances.
- Amends Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act; specific spiking offence allows targeted prosecution distinct from existing assault or poisoning charges.
Ban Private Jet Aircraft from Irish Airspace Bill 2023
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Amends Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 to prohibit private jets from operating in Irish airspace.
- Practical effect: Private jet flights would be banned; specific enforcement mechanisms and exemptions not detailed in title.
- Bill at Second Stage; details on implementation timeline, penalties, and exceptions require full text review.
Animal Sentience Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Creates an Animal Sentience Committee to assess how government policies affect animal welfare.
- Amends the 2013 Animal Health and Welfare Act to formally recognize animals as sentient beings.
- Committee will review policies across government departments for their impact on animal welfare.
Animal Health and Welfare (Prohibition of Animal Testing for Botox) (Amendment) Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Amends Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban animal testing specifically for botox production and cosmetic purposes.
- Prohibits companies from using animals to test botox safety, efficacy, or development in Ireland.
- Bill currently at Second Stage; seeks to strengthen animal protection laws in cosmetic testing sector.