Bills
354 bills tracked. What do the stages mean?
Building Energy Rating (BER) Standards for Private Rented Accommodation Bill 2025
11 Apr 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Amends Housing Act 1992 to set minimum Building Energy Rating standards for privately rented homes.
- Landlords must ensure rental properties meet required energy efficiency benchmarks; specific standards not detailed in long title.
- Applies to private rental sector; enforcement mechanism and compliance timeline not specified in available information.
Protection of Voice and Image Bill 2025
2 Apr 2025 Second Stage Current Malcolm Byrne
- Creates new criminal offences for misusing someone's name, photograph, voice, or likeness without permission.
- Aims to protect individuals from unauthorised use of their identity in various contexts.
- Bill currently at Second Stage; specific penalties and exemptions not yet publicly detailed.
Health (Postponement of Certain Leave) Bill 2024
28 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Mary Fitzpatrick
- Amends maternity and adoptive leave laws to allow postponement if person is diagnosed with or undergoing cancer treatment.
- Creates mechanism for eligible parents to defer their leave entitlements during medical treatment, then take it later.
- Applies to Maternity Protection Act 1994 and Adoptive Leave Act 1995; specific postponement conditions and duration not detailed in long title.
Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021
28 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Micheál Carrigy
- Temporarily allows peat extraction for horticulture by amending planning and environmental laws to address supply disruptions in the public interest.
- Provides exceptional provisions for a limited period, with measures to support a just transition away from peat dependency.
- Information missing: specific duration of temporary measures, extraction volume limits, and transition support details not stated in title.
Clean Air (Smoky Coal Ban) Bill 2021
28 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Timmy Dooley
- Bans the sale, marketing, distribution, and burning of bituminous (smoky) coal nationwide.
- Requires regulations to enforce the prohibition across all Ireland.
- Bill is at Second Stage; details on exemptions, timelines, and penalties not yet specified.
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judicial Oath of Office) Bill 2025
21 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Barry Ward
- This bill proposes to amend the Irish Constitution, but the long title provides no detail on what specific change is intended.
- The short title references 'judicial oath of office,' suggesting it may alter how judges take office, though exact changes are not specified.
- Bill is at Second Stage; full scope and practical effects cannot be determined from available information.
Domestic Violence (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2024
5 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Vincent P. Martin
- Amends the 2018 Domestic Violence Act to expand who counts as a 'relevant person' under the coercive control offence in section 39.
- Broadens the scope of the coercive control law, likely to cover additional relationship types or circumstances not previously included.
- Missing: specific details on which relationships or person categories are added to the definition—legislative text needed for clarity.
National Minimum Wage (Adequate Wages for Living) Bill 2024
5 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Alice-Mary Higgins
- Amends the 2000 National Minimum Wage Act to implement an EU directive on adequate minimum wages across member states.
- Directive 2022/2041 sets standards for minimum wage levels; bill transposes these requirements into Irish law.
- Bill is at Second Stage; specific wage rates and implementation timeline not provided in available information.
Local Government (Support for Elected Members) Bill 2024
5 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Lynn Ruane
- Local authorities must provide administrative support to elected members to help them perform their duties effectively.
- Amends the Local Government Act 2001 to establish requirements around supporting elected members with resources and assistance.
- Bill is currently at Second Stage; specific support entitlements and implementation details not yet publicly detailed.
Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017
5 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Brian Ó Domhnaill
- Decriminalises possessing controlled drugs for personal use and sets regulations defining what counts as personal use.
- Creates Drug Dissuasion Service to handle people found with drugs, offering rehabilitation and awareness programmes instead of court prosecution.
- Amends Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977–2016 to redirect drug possession cases toward harm reduction rather than criminal penalties.
Electoral (Civil Society Freedom) (Amendment) Bill 2019
5 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Lynn Ruane
- Amends Electoral Act 1997 to protect civil society organisations' rights to freedom of association and expression during elections.
- Addresses restrictions on how non-profit groups can operate and communicate regarding electoral matters without state interference.
- Specific amendments and enforcement mechanisms not detailed in long title; full scope requires review of bill text.
Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024
28 Feb 2025 Second Stage Defeated Joan Collins
- Employers must deduct trade union subscriptions from employee wages when asked in writing by the employee.
- Employers must send deducted amounts to the specified trade union within 21 days, along with required information.
- Bill defeated at Second Stage; did not proceed to further legislative consideration.
Regulation of Display of Electoral and Polling Posters and Other Advertisements Bill 2022
28 Feb 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Pauline O'Reilly
- Amends election poster and advertisement rules across Presidential, General, Local, European Parliament, and Referendum elections.
- Updates laws governing where, when, and how electoral campaign materials can be displayed during election periods.
- Bill lapsed during Second Stage; did not progress to become law.
Social Welfare (Surviving Cohabitant’s Pension) Bill 2021
28 Feb 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Mark Wall
- Amends Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 to allow surviving cohabitants to receive contributory pensions, similar to surviving spouses.
- Extends pension entitlements to people in long-term cohabiting relationships who meet contribution requirements.
- Bill lapsed during legislative process; did not become law.
Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020
28 Feb 2025 Second Stage Defeated Peadar Tóibín
- Bill aims to guarantee fair beef prices for farmers to make farming a viable income source.
- Addresses sustainability of beef farming sector through pricing mechanisms and related regulatory measures.
- Bill was defeated at Second Stage; specific price-setting mechanisms or enforcement details not provided.
Planning and Development (An Taisce) Bill 2024
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Defeated Mattie McGrath
- Removes references to An Taisce (National Trust for Ireland) from Planning and Development Regulations 2001.
- Changes how An Taisce's role functions in the planning system; specific new arrangements not detailed in long title.
- Bill defeated at Second Stage; did not advance to further parliamentary consideration.
Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Defeated Kathleen Funchion
- Amends the 2004 Commissions of Investigation Act to change how these official inquiry bodies work, though specific amendments aren't detailed in provided text.
- Bill was defeated at Second Stage, meaning it didn't progress to full debate and won't become law in this form.
- Sponsor Kathleen Funchion proposed the changes, but exact practical effects on investigations or procedures require access to the bill's detailed provisions.
Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Bríd Smith
- Allows abortion on request before foetus can survive outside womb, removing the current 3-day waiting period requirement.
- Expands abortion access for fatal foetal abnormalities likely causing death before or within one year of birth.
- Removes criminal penalties for providing abortion and maintains access where pregnancy risks woman's life or serious health harm.
Education (Relationships and Sexuality Education) (Amendment) Bill 2022
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Fiona O'Loughlin
- Amends Education Act 1998 to require relationship and sexuality education in primary and post-primary schools.
- Removes religious ethos influence from relationship and sexuality education curriculum and delivery.
- Bill lapsed at Second Stage; did not progress to law.
Employment Equality (Pay Transparency) Bill 2022
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Pa Daly
- Amends Employment Equality Act 1998 to require pay ranges be disclosed when advertising job vacancies.
- Aims to increase wage transparency so job seekers can see salary expectations before applying.
- Bill lapsed before completion; did not become law. Practical effect: no mandatory pay disclosure requirement currently in place.
Impaired Farm Credit Bill 2022
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Defeated Michael Healy-Rae
- Splits farm properties into farmhouse and farmlands. Farmhouse debt follows residential protection rules; farmlands debt follows farm-specific rules.
- Pauses creditor sales of farmlands while farmers prepare debt settlement proposals, modelled on company examinership and personal insolvency frameworks.
- Allows courts to impose revised loan terms on creditors if fair to all creditor classes; permits overindebted land return to State for food security and climate goals.
Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Pauline Tully
- Gives school inspectors new power to examine and report annually on individual education plans (IEPs) for children with special educational needs.
- Requires inspectors to assess how common IEPs are and their quality standards across schools.
- Amends the Education Act 1998 to add these inspection functions; bill lapsed and did not become law.
Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Vote at 16) Bill 2021
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Thomas Pringle
- Proposes constitutional amendment to lower voting age from 18 to 16 for elections and referendums.
- Requires Oireachtas approval, then public referendum to pass. Bill lapsed without becoming law.
- Would expand franchise; practical effect unknown without details on which elections included.
Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Chris Andrews
- Adds protection against discrimination based on social and economic disadvantage to employment and public services laws.
- Amends Employment Equality Act 1998 and Equal Status Act 2000 to include this new protected ground.
- Bill lapsed during Second Stage; did not progress to law.