Bills
1,049 bills tracked.
Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025
25 Jul 2025 Enacted
- Amends Social Welfare Acts to introduce bereaved partner's pension and other welfare changes; details of specific payment amounts and eligibility criteria not provided in available information.
- Makes consequential changes to tax law (Taxes Consolidation Act 1997) related to welfare amendments; specific tax impacts unclear from bill title alone.
- Amends Family Courts Act 2024 and provides related provisions; exact scope of family law changes not specified in long title.
Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024
18 Jul 2025 Enacted
- Makes supports available to survivors of residential institutional abuse through government funding and services.
- Closes the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board and transfers its duties to the Education Minister.
- Amends nursing homes and mother-and-baby institution payment schemes to support survivors.
Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2025
18 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Jennifer Whitmore
- Adds sprat fish to protected species list; allows only accidental catch, not intentional fishing for sprat.
- Stops commercial sprat fishing until science confirms sprat populations, habitats, and ecosystem role are understood.
- Supports inshore fishers affected by sprat fishing ban through a Just Transition program.
Occupying Power (Securities and Handling of Settlement Goods) Bill 2025
18 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Duncan Smith
- Central Bank cannot approve prospectuses for securities issued by occupying powers or their representatives.
- Dismissing an employee for refusing to handle goods from an occupying power's activities in occupied territory is automatically deemed unfair.
- Bill addresses financial and employment protections related to occupying powers' activities in occupied territories.
Taxes Consolidation (Development of Regional Film Industry) (Amendment) Bill 2025
18 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Amends Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to let Minister identify regions with low audiovisual production capacity.
- Expands Section 481 tax relief to reward film production outside major existing production hubs.
- Aims to develop regional film industry by making tax incentives conditional on promoting production dispersal.
Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation (Transfer of Functions) Bill 2024
17 Jul 2025 Second Stage Defeated Duncan Smith
- Transfers responsibility for aircraft noise regulation at Dublin Airport from Fingal County Council to the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Implements EU Aircraft Noise Regulation requirements by centralizing oversight to a national environmental authority.
- Bill was defeated at Second Stage; did not progress to become law.
Compulsory Purchase Order Bill 2025
17 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current James Geoghegan
- Replaces 1919 Act governing compensation when land is compulsorily acquired. Sets new rules for assessing and paying compensation to owners, lessees, and occupiers.
- Allows advance payments on compensation owed before final assessment completed. Transfers compensation assessment decisions from current body to Valuation Tribunal.
- Introduces vesting orders as mechanism for acquiring land compulsorily. Consolidates related land acquisition procedures into single modern framework.
Road Traffic and Roads (Blood Bikes Exemption) (Amendment) Bill 2025
16 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Blood bike operators gain exemptions from road tolls, matching ambulance privileges.
- Blood bike operators can use bus lanes and access other ambulance-restricted routes while on duty.
- Amends Roads Act 1993 and Road Traffic Act 1994 to create these exemptions.
Ministers and Secretaries (Attorney General) Bill 2023
11 Jul 2025 Second Stage Defeated Ivana Bacik
- Bill proposes changes to how the Attorney General's office operates, but specifics of amendments to Ministers and Secretaries Acts are not detailed in title alone.
- Bill was defeated at Second Stage, meaning it did not progress to detailed clause-by-clause examination in the Dáil.
- Information on practical effects unavailable: bill text needed to specify which office provisions changed and how they impact the Attorney General role.
Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2025
10 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Mark Ward
- Amends the 1962 Coroners Act to introduce a new verdict called 'Iatrogenic Suicide' for coroner inquests.
- Allows coroners to record when medical treatment or healthcare contributed to a person's death by suicide.
- Specific changes and implementation date not yet detailed; bill currently at Second Stage parliamentary debate.
Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025
10 Jul 2025 Committee Stage Current Nicole Ryan
- Provides paid leave for employees after pregnancy loss and amends working time laws to protect this entitlement.
- Extends unfair dismissal protections to employees dismissed due to pregnancy loss or related circumstances.
- Creates opt-in register recording pregnancy loss, accessible only to registrants—not public searchable.
Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025
9 Jul 2025 Enacted
- Amends Local Property Tax Act 2012: Changes to property tax rules and administration (specific amendments not detailed in title).
- Amends Taxes Consolidation Act 1997: Changes to income tax, corporation tax, or related tax provisions (specific amendments not detailed in title).
- Amends VAT Consolidation Act 2010: Changes to Value-Added Tax rules or procedures (specific amendments not detailed in title).
Health (Availability of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2025
4 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Marie Sherlock
- Bill aims to improve availability of GP services across Ireland by setting out new legal provisions for general practitioner medical and surgical care.
- Creates framework to address GP service gaps nationwide, though specific measures and enforcement mechanisms are not detailed in title alone.
- Currently at Second Stage in Dáil; specific provisions on funding, targets, or implementation timeline cannot be confirmed from title information.
Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025
4 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Duncan Smith
- Employees get paid time off to attend health screening programmes approved under the scheme.
- Amends 1997 Working Time Act; adds unfair dismissal protection if fired for taking screening leave.
- Details of eligible screening programmes and leave entitlements not yet specified in bill text.
Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024
3 Jul 2025 Committee Stage Current David P.B. Norris
- Makes breaching a domestic violence order an indictable offence (more serious crime) under the Domestic Violence Act 2018.
- Adds this offence to the Bail Act 1997 schedule, allowing courts to refuse bail for those accused of breaching orders.
- Bill currently at Committee Stage; practical effect depends on final amendments and passage through remaining legislative stages.
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. Restricts tusk reduction. Amends the 2013 Animal Health and Welfare Act.
- Regulates sow stalls and farrowing crates—the enclosures where breeding pigs and new mothers are kept during farming.
- Bill stage: Second Stage. Sponsor: Paul Murphy. Practical effect: tightens pig welfare standards in Irish farming practices.
Disregard of Historic Offences for Consensual Sexual Activity Between Men Bill 2025
2 Jul 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Creates a process to disregard historic convictions for consensual sexual activity between men, treating them as spent or wiped from records.
- Amends the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; specific changes to that Act are not detailed in the long title provided.
- Bill is currently at Second Stage; full scope and application procedures for the disregard process are not specified in the long title.
Victims of Sexual Violence Civil Protection Orders Bill 2025
27 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Matt Carthy
- Allows victims of sexual violence to seek civil protection orders through courts without requiring criminal proceedings.
- Gives judges authority to issue orders restricting contact, movement, or other conduct by the respondent to protect victims.
- Complements existing criminal law by providing a civil remedy route specifically for sexual violence victims.
Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement Bill 2024
27 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Mairéad Farrell
- Implements EU public procurement rules requiring transparency reporting on government contracts covered by the 2014 EU Directive.
- Amends Companies Act 2014; specific changes and practical effects not detailed in long title alone.
- Adds reporting requirements for public procurements; exact scope and enforcement mechanisms not specified in long title.
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
- Amends Broadcasting Act 2009 to require national public broadcasters and Coimisiún na Meán to actively work towards equal access to services across the island of Ireland.
- Creates a duty for broadcasters to proactively ensure their services reach all communities throughout Ireland, North and South.
- Currently at Second Stage; specific implementation methods, timelines, and enforcement mechanisms not yet detailed in available bill information.
Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025
24 Jun 2025 Enacted
- Extends the period for which areas are designated as rent pressure zones where rent increase limits apply.
- Makes all areas of the State automatically rent pressure zones unless specifically exempted by regulation.
- Lengthens the minimum time between rent reviews for tenancies, increasing tenant protection from frequent increases.
Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022
20 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Darren O'Rourke
- Pharmaceutical companies and medical equipment suppliers must annually declare payments, gifts, donations, or transfers of value given to healthcare professionals or organizations.
- Applies to companies, their servants, and agents making or facilitating such transfers to healthcare workers or health institutions.
- Aims to increase transparency about financial relationships between industry and healthcare sector; currently at Second Stage debate.