Bills
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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 maximum judges across four courts: Court of Appeal by 3 to 21; High Court by 6 to 55; Circuit Court by 6 to 51; District Court by 6 to 77.
- Updates Child Care Act 1991 to change custody retention period from three days to three working days and modernises court references from 'justice' to 'judge'.
- Amends Gambling Regulation Act 2024 and Street Collections Act 1962 to correct cross-references and align exemption definitions with current gambling legislation.
Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021
11 Dec 2025 Second Stage Defeated Jennifer Whitmore
- Establishes National Just Transition Commission to bring workers, communities, employers and government into dialogue on plans and investments for fair transition to low-carbon economy.
- Requires prescribed bodies to prepare just transition plans promoting sustainable jobs, training and infrastructure in areas dependent on carbon-intensive industries.
- Adds statutory definition of 'just transition' to Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to protect workers and communities vulnerable to zero-carbon transition.
Residential Tenancies (Winter Ban on Evictions) Bill 2025
11 Dec 2025 Second Stage Current Eoin Ó Broin
- Defers eviction termination dates falling between bill passage and 1 July 2026 to later dates, protecting tenants unable to find alternative housing during this period.
- Exempts evictions from deferral if based on tenant non-payment of rent, other tenant breaches, or accommodation no longer suiting household size needs.
- Applies deferral to Notices of Termination served before or during the emergency period, including those from RTB determinations, implemented on a phased basis.
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 child sexual abuse victims to sue unincorporated bodies (like religious orders) directly in the body's name, rather than having to identify and sue individual members.
- Enables courts to appoint a representative defendant, including trustees of associated trusts, to conduct proceedings and satisfy judgments from trust assets up to their value.
- Extends the civil limitation period by one year from the bill's enactment, allowing claims that would otherwise be time-barred to proceed within that window.
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 ESB's statutory borrowing limit from €12bn to €17bn to support a €13.4bn energy grid investment programme.
- Authorizes €1.5bn capital stock issuance to two government ministers (90% and 10% split) to provide equity funding for ESB's infrastructure projects.
- Allows ESB employees' share ownership plan trustees to buy additional capital stock on the same terms to maintain their shareholding percentage.
Electricity Regulation (Climate Action and Connection to Distribution and Transmission Systems) Bill 2025
27 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Ciarán Ahern
- Amends Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to allow the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to require connection applicants to take climate measures: emissions reduction, offsetting, or abatement.
- CRU can set different climate conditions for different applicant classes; applies only to connections with maximum capacity of 150kVA or above.
- Fills legal gap allowing CRU to mandate specific emissions measures (e.g. renewable energy use) as connection terms, supporting Ireland's climate neutrality target by 2050.
Seán Lemass Dublin International Airport Bill 2025
27 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Malcolm Byrne
- Renames Dublin Airport to Seán Lemass Dublin International Airport to honour the former Taoiseach's economic and infrastructure contributions.
- Minister for Transport gains power to direct daa to implement renaming across signage, branding, and communications.
- Updates legal and public document references to reflect the new airport name.
Dog Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2025
21 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Amends Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 to cap number of breeding bitches per site, set minimum breeding age, and require staff-to-bitch ratios.
- Introduces statutory limits: minimum breeding age, maximum litters per bitch, annual breeding limits, and minimum age before puppy separation from mother.
- Prohibits surgical artificial insemination in dog breeding and adjusts licensing fees to reflect the reduced cap on breeding bitches.
Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024
14 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Adds 'comedy' to the list of art forms explicitly named in the Arts Act 2003's definition of 'arts', alongside visual arts, theatre, literature, music, dance, opera, film, circus and architecture.
- Removes the Arts Council's basis for excluding stand-up comedy from Theatre Bursary Award eligibility and other funding schemes by mandating its recognition as an artform.
- Ensures future arts funding and development opportunities cannot exclude comedy due to narrow interpretation of legislation.
Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025
14 Nov 2025 Enacted
- Increases Housing Finance Agency's statutory borrowing limit from €12 billion to €13.5 billion.
- Amends Section 10(3) of Housing Finance Agency Acts 1981 to 2024 to enable higher borrowing capacity.
- Allows HFA to access additional €1.5 billion in borrowing authority for housing finance operations.
Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025
13 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Aidan Farrelly
- Proposes constitutional amendment to lower voting age from 18 to 16 years old.
- Requires passage through Oireachtas and public referendum to take effect.
- Currently at Second Stage; specific election or local voting application details not provided in bill text.
Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021
11 Nov 2025 Committee Stage Current Réada Cronin
- Employees who lose a child get at least 10 working days bereavement leave, to be taken within 42 days of the child's death.
- Applies to children under 18 and stillborn children after 24 weeks pregnancy; amends Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006.
- Bereavement leave does not reduce other leave entitlements and is treated as part of overall leave allowance.
Emergency Inspection of Dublin Zoo Bill 2025
7 Nov 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Bill requires the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to produce a report on appointing an emergency independent inspector for Dublin Zoo.
- No powers granted to the Minister to appoint an inspector; bill only mandates a report on the appointment process.
- Bill contains two sections: one requiring the report, one addressing commencement date.
Education (Affordable School Uniforms) Bill 2025
6 Nov 2025 First Stage Defeated Darren O'Rourke
- Minister must make regulations requiring schools to develop affordable uniform policies in consultation with parents and students, with clear labeling of optional versus required items.
- Schools must source uniforms from multiple retailers, limit branded items, facilitate second-hand uniform access, and avoid frequent uniform changes to reduce family costs.
- Schools must comply within one year; Minister requests Ombudsman for Children's Office reports at 18 months then annually assessing school compliance and cost reduction effectiveness.
Companies (Protection of Title: Accountant) Bill 2025
23 Oct 2025 Second Stage Current Malcolm Byrne
- Restricts use of title 'accountant' to members of recognised accountancy bodies approved by IAASA; prohibits unqualified individuals and non-compliant companies from using the designation.
- Creates offences with fines and imprisonment for misusing the 'accountant' title; designates IAASA to maintain register and enforce compliance.
- Amends Companies Act 2014 to formally protect 'accountant' as regulated professional title, aligning it with existing protections for 'auditor'.
Education (Amendment) Bill 2024
22 Oct 2025 Second Stage Current Sorca Clarke
- Allows families of children with special educational needs to apply for school places two years before the child would ordinarily attend that school.
- Requires schools to set different application dates in admission notices for students with special educational needs, with applications accepted from October two years prior.
- Gives schools time to arrange resources and secure places for children with additional educational needs, and provides families with early certainty of enrollment.
Regulation of Drones Bill 2025
16 Oct 2025 Second Stage Current Roderic O'Gorman
- Requires local authorities to create drone management objectives in development plans, prioritizing public interest operations and ensuring consistency with national planning policies.
- Allows individuals, local authorities, and the EPA to complain to District Court about noise from private or commercial drones, removing blanket aircraft exemption.
- Adds drone regulation as a mandatory consideration when issuing National Planning Statements, ensuring uniform national conditions for private and commercial drone use.
Domestic Violence (Free Travel Scheme) Bill 2025
15 Oct 2025 Second Stage Current Laura Harmon
- Establishes a free travel scheme allowing domestic violence victims to access transport without payment when fleeing unsafe situations.
- Bill is at Second Stage in Parliament; sponsor Laura Harmon introduced it to create support mechanisms for people escaping domestic abuse.
- Specific eligibility criteria, transport types covered, and implementation details not yet available in current legislative text.
Developer Profits Transparency Bill 2023
10 Oct 2025 First Stage Defeated Cian O'Callaghan
- Amends Affordable Housing Act 2021 to require property developers receiving State subsidies to publish annual financial statements.
- Aims to increase transparency about profits of companies getting State subsidies for home building.
- Makes changes to section 41 of the Affordable Housing Act 2021 to implement the reporting requirement.
Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021
2 Oct 2025 Committee Stage Current Bríd Smith
- Extends time to dispute pension scheme changes from six months after retirement to six months from when the change was proposed.
- Allows retired workers' organisations to represent members in Workplace Relations Commission cases about pension scheme changes.
- Strengthens retired members' rights to stand for and be elected to pension scheme trustee boards.