Bills
359 bills tracked. What do the stages mean?
Prohibition of Fossil Fuel Advertising Bill 2024
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Gino Kenny
- Bans companies from advertising fossil fuels, fossil-fuelled vehicles and flights, except on-premises sales by that company or Fossil Fuel Information Commission publications.
- Prohibits commercial sponsorship by fossil fuel and fossil-fuelled vehicle companies.
- Establishes a Fossil Fuel Information Commission to enable public product and price comparisons; Minister can make regulations to set it up.
Planning and Development (Liquefied Natural Gas - LNG) (Amendment) Bill 2022
2 May 2025 Second Stage Current Neasa Hourigan
- Amends Planning and Development Act 2000 to prohibit planning permission for LNG infrastructure developments.
- Removes LNG infrastructure from Schedule 7, ending its classification as strategic development infrastructure.
- Defines LNG infrastructure and prevents future LNG project approvals through planning law changes.
Children’s Health (Ospidéal Náisiúnta Kathleen Lynn do Leanaí) (Amendment) Bill 2025
30 Apr 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Amends Children's Health Act 2018 to formally name the new National Children's Hospital 'Ospidéal Náisiúnta Kathleen Lynn do Leanaí' in Irish language only.
- Transfers naming decision from unelected Children's Health Ireland board to elected representatives, as taxpayers funded the €2.2 billion+ hospital.
- Honours Dr. Kathleen Lynn, 1916 Rising commandant and founder of Ireland's first infant hospital, aligning with Official Languages Act 2021 requirements.
Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025
30 Apr 2025 Second Stage Current Ruth Coppinger
- Deletes section 19A of Criminal Evidence Act 1992 and replaces it to prohibit disclosure of counselling records in criminal trials for sexual offences, coercive control and intimate partner violence.
- Prevents counsellors, accused, their counsel, prosecution and courts from requesting, disclosing or accessing counselling records or their contents in relevant criminal proceedings.
- Preserves reporting obligations under Part 3 of Children First Act 2015 while protecting victim privacy and healthcare rights in criminal justice system.
Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025
30 Apr 2025 Second Stage Current Gary Gannon
- Automatically suspends guardianship rights when parent convicted of murdering child's other parent; interim suspension lasts up to 3 months pending full court order.
- Child and Family Agency applies to District Court for full suspension where another guardian is available and suspension serves child's best interests.
- Court appoints Guardian Ad Litem to represent child separately, report child's views and needs to court, and provide age-appropriate information about proceedings.
Building Energy Rating (BER) Standards for Private Rented Accommodation Bill 2025
11 Apr 2025 Second Stage Current Paul Murphy
- Requires private rented homes to achieve Building Energy Rating D2 by end 2026, C1 by end 2028, and B2 by end 2030.
- Amends Housing Act 1992 to make these minimum energy standards mandatory for all private rented accommodation.
- Prohibits landlords from terminating tenancies or raising rent based on energy efficiency improvements made to meet these standards.
Protection of Voice and Image Bill 2025
2 Apr 2025 Second Stage Current Malcolm Byrne
- Creates new criminal offences for knowingly misusing someone's name, photograph, voice or likeness to cause harm.
- Targets growing problems of deepfakes and misuse of individuals' personal data through specific legal prohibitions.
- Requires Minister for Justice to review the Bill's operation and effectiveness after one year.
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
- Exempts peat extraction for horticulture from planning permission and environmental licensing requirements for a temporary period to address supply shortages.
- Treats peat extraction for horticulture as an established activity; operators must apply for licences but face no enforcement action during exemption period.
- Minister must review the exemption within two years and may extend it, but cannot extend beyond 2030.
Clean Air (Smoky Coal Ban) Bill 2021
28 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Timmy Dooley
- Minister must create regulations within 12 months to ban sale, marketing, distribution and burning of bituminous coal nationwide.
- Extends existing Low Smoke Zones covering major cities to entire country by amending Air Pollution Act 1987 regulations.
- Enforcement by local authorities with penalties for fuel importers, wholesalers and retailers; aims to reduce health harms and emissions.
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 possession of controlled drugs for personal use up to a minister-set limit; exceeding it triggers caution, fixed fine, or court prosecution depending on repeat offences.
- Establishes Drug Dissuasion Service to divert drug possession cases from courts via informal assessments and referral to awareness, rehabilitation, or community engagement programmes.
- Allows courts to suspend prosecutions for repeat offenders if they agree to drug treatment and complete it within one year without re-offending.
Electoral (Civil Society Freedom) (Amendment) Bill 2019
5 Mar 2025 Second Stage Current Lynn Ruane
- Amends Electoral Act 1997 section 22 to narrowly define 'political purposes' as donations relating to specific elections or referendums only, removing ambiguous language covering all government policy advocacy.
- Exempts civil society organisations from strict campaign finance rules when conducting routine lobbying and advocacy work unrelated to electoral campaigns.
- Removes threat of criminal penalties (up to €25,394 fine and three years imprisonment) that currently deters NGOs and volunteers from ordinary political advocacy.
Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024
28 Feb 2025 Second Stage Defeated Joan Collins
- Requires employers to deduct trade union subscriptions from employee wages when requested in writing and remit within 21 days to the specified union.
- Standardizes remittance process by requiring employers to include specified information when sending deductions to trade unions and notifying employees.
- Allows employees to withdraw subscription requests in writing; permits existing arrangements and union-employer negotiations to operate outside these requirements.
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
- Minister can set minimum beef prices that buyers must pay farmers; temporary power subject to Oireachtas resolution renewal.
- Repeals the '30-month rule' that restricted sale of cattle over 30 months old, originally imposed due to BSE crisis.
- Aims to improve farmer sustainability by ensuring equitable beef pricing and removing age-based market restrictions on cattle sales.
Planning and Development (An Taisce) Bill 2024
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Defeated Mattie McGrath
- Removes An Taisce from four articles of Planning and Development Regulations 2001, ending its status as a prescribed authority entitled to receive notices on planning applications and local authority developments.
- Eliminates An Taisce's formal role in plan-making, planning permission notifications, local authority own development notices, and environmental impact assessments under the Planning Acts.
- Allows Minister to further amend the 2001 Regulations in future without constraint from this change.
Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Defeated Kathleen Funchion
- Requires former commission of investigation members to appear before Oireachtas joint committees within 6 months of final report, if requested in writing.
- Former members must account for how investigation was conducted and compliance with terms of reference, with specified exemptions for court proceedings and confidential evidence.
- Disputes over whether members must answer particular questions are referred to High Court for determination.
Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023
20 Feb 2025 Second Stage Lapsed Bríd Smith
- Removes the foetal viability limit for abortion where there is risk to the pregnant woman's life or serious harm to her health.
- Allows abortion on request before foetal viability and abolishes the mandatory 3-day waiting period for abortion on request.
- Removes all criminal penalties for providing abortion and permits abortion where fatal foetal abnormality is likely to cause death before or within one year of birth.
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.