Bills
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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
- Requires national broadcasters to make reasonable efforts to end geo-blocking and exclusion of Northern Irish audiences from programming, competitions, and other services.
- Mandates Coimisiún na Meán report within six months on removing all-Ireland access barriers and requires Media Minister to engage with British government on television licensing rights.
- Requires broadcasters to proactively resolve competing intellectual property claims across island jurisdictions to ensure equal access to content for viewers north and south.
Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025
24 Jun 2025 Enacted
- Rent increase cap (2% annually or inflation rate, whichever is lower) now applies nationwide, replacing separate zones with different rules.
- Areas not currently designated as rent pressure zones are deemed zones from day after Bill passes until 28 February 2026.
- Existing rent pressure zones extended to 28 February 2026; bi-annual rent reviews outside zones terminated as entire country becomes one zone.
Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022
20 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Darren O'Rourke
- Pharmaceutical companies and medical equipment suppliers must annually report all payments, gifts, donations, and value transfers to healthcare professionals or organizations to the Health Products Regulatory Authority.
- The Health Products Regulatory Authority must establish and maintain a publicly accessible, searchable register of these payments and has power to audit compliance.
- Failure to declare payments constitutes an offence with fines up to €100,000 upon conviction.
Remuneration Information and Pay Transparency Bill 2023
19 Jun 2025 Committee Stage Current Catherine Ardagh
- Requires employers to disclose remuneration information to promote pay equality between employees.
- Amends Employment Equality Acts 1998–2021 to add pay transparency rules and related protections.
- Currently in Committee Stage; aims to reduce unexplained wage gaps through disclosure requirements.
Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Voting Rights in Presidential Elections) Bill 2025
18 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Michael Collins
- Amends Article 12 to allow adult Irish citizens ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland to vote in presidential elections, subject to electoral law and disqualification rules.
- Inserts new Article 12A requiring the Oireachtas to enact electoral legislation within a practicable timeframe to implement the expanded voting rights.
- Article 12A becomes obsolete and is removed from official Constitution texts once implementing legislation is passed.
Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022
12 Jun 2025 Report Stage Current Frances Black
- Renames the 1998 Child Trafficking and Pornography Act to Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Abuse Material Act.
- Renames the 2004 Amendment Act to Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Act 2004.
- Replaces term 'Child Pornography' with 'Child Sexual Exploitation Material' across related legislation.
Planning and Development (Stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems) Bill 2024
12 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Martin Conway
- Bill amends planning rules to require environmental impact assessments for certain stationary battery energy storage system installations.
- Expands the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to classify specific battery storage projects as developments needing formal environmental review.
- Aims to ensure large-scale battery storage projects undergo environmental scrutiny before planning permission is granted.
Taxes Consolidation (Rights of Performers and Film Workers) (Amendment) Bill 2025
11 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Amends Section 481 of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to add three new conditions for issuing film tax relief certificates: companies must offer Irish performers equal terms to international performers, comply with copyright law, and prohibit 'buy-out' contracts.
- Film producers seeking tax relief must now demonstrate they meet these performer rights and copyright requirements when applying to the Minister for a cultural certificate before production begins.
- Addresses concerns raised by Budgetary Oversight Committee and Irish Equity about protecting performers' intellectual property rights and preventing forced surrender of future residual payments.
Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Bill 2024
10 Jun 2025 Enacted
- Establishes framework for sufficient cash access: ATMs within 5-10km and minimum per 100,000 people; allows Minister to review criteria if demand drops >15% annually.
- Requires ATM deployers and cash-in-transit providers to register with Central Bank; Bank can revoke registration, issue directions, and enforce compliance with set service standards.
- Central Bank monitors compliance, identifies local cash shortfalls, and can direct designated credit institutions (above market share thresholds) to remedy access gaps.
Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025
9 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Brian Stanley
- Limits exports of electricity generated by wind turbines and requires public consultation on new wind turbine developments.
- Sets minimum distances between turbines and homes to protect against noise and shadow flicker; imposes duties on planning authorities.
- Requires turbine owners to establish financial reserves and plan decommissioning; enables community ownership; creates penalties for non-compliance.
Parole (Special Advocates) Bill 2024
5 Jun 2025 Second Stage Current Lynn Ruane
- Amends Parole Act 2019 to allow special advocates to represent parole applicants' interests in certain Parole Board cases.
- Special advocates will support relevant applicants—likely those with security concerns or restricted evidence access.
- Creates new representation mechanism; bill is at Second Stage—detailed provisions and implementation scope not yet finalized.
Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025
5 Jun 2025 Second Stage Defeated Mary Lou McDonald
- Repeals Part 2 of Water Services Act 2017, removing Uisce Éireann's power to charge domestic customers for water use exceeding a specified threshold.
- Eliminates the legal basis for imposing excess water charges on household users, preventing future charge implementation.
- Bill was defeated at Second Stage; the excess water charge power remains in law.
Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024
3 Jun 2025 Second Stage Defeated Aengus Ó Snodaigh
- Amends Broadcasting Act 2009 to make RTÉ subject to Comptroller and Auditor General oversight, matching TG4's audit requirements.
- Removes RTÉ from exemption list in Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993; adds it to mandatory audit list.
- Eliminates special rules allowing RTÉ different audit treatment than other public bodies.
Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023
30 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Ged Nash
- Adds new powers to Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to study unfair pricing by dominant firms, including ability to collect cost and profit margin data from businesses.
- Allows Commission to require businesses to provide information and attend interviews about pricing practices; breach carries fines up to class A or up to 5 years imprisonment.
- Makes consumer protection paramount when deciding whether to publish commercially sensitive pricing information in Commission studies and reports.
Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025
29 May 2025 Second Stage Defeated Mary Lou McDonald
- Empowers Minister for Finance to make regulations restricting sale, purchase, or investment services related to Israeli government securities if proceeds fund illegal occupation activities.
- Requires Minister to review restrictions every 6 months and apply international law and proportionality principles when deciding to impose measures.
- Makes breaching restrictions an offence and gives Central Bank supervisory and enforcement powers over these restrictive measures.
Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025
29 May 2025 Second Stage Current Ruth Coppinger
- Amends Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban fox hunting, including using dogs to chase, flush, dig out, trap, or snare foxes.
- Prohibits trail hunting (following fox scent), closing a loophole identified in British experience where it leads to actual fox killing.
- Comes into force 6 months after passing, or earlier at Minister for Agriculture's discretion.
Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2022
28 May 2025 Second Stage Current Éamon Ó Cuív
- Removes the fixed deadline for registering domestic wastewater systems, allowing householders who missed the prescribed date to register now.
- Amends the Water Services Act 2007 by deleting provisions that barred pre-2012 system owners from ever registering after the deadline.
- Enables all remaining householders with unregistered domestic wastewater systems to complete registration at any time going forward.
Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021
28 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Jackie Cahill
- Restricts veterinary practice ownership to qualified veterinary practitioners only, amending the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 which currently permits non-practitioners to own practices.
- Only eligible veterinary practitioners can apply for, obtain, or renew certificates of suitability for veterinary premises from the Veterinary Council.
- Creates new ownership rules preventing non-veterinarians from operating registered veterinary premises, effective from a date set by the Minister.
Ukraine Solidarity Bill 2022
28 May 2025 Second Stage Current Jim O'Callaghan
- Creates crime of aggression as Irish offence with universal jurisdiction; enables prosecution and extradition cooperation for acts furthering aggression against Ukraine.
- Establishes strong criminal penalties for breaching EU sanctions; allows Irish courts to award civil damages for acts related to aggression and seize frozen assets.
- Requires government ministers to recognize foreign qualifications of Ukrainian displaced persons within 28 days, enabling them to work in regulated professions.
Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) Bill 2024
28 May 2025 Second Stage Current Jim O'Callaghan
- Amends the 2021 Tickets Act to ban primary ticket sellers from using dynamic pricing (price-setting algorithms based on demand, capacity or popularity) when selling or advertising tickets for cultural, entertainment, sporting and recreational events.
- Makes dynamic pricing by primary ticket sellers a criminal offence: first breach incurs class B fine or up to 6 months imprisonment; subsequent breaches incur class A fine or up to 12 months imprisonment, or both.
- Adds legal definition of dynamic pricing to the 2021 Act and creates new section 15A prohibiting the practice to promote fairer ticket access by preventing price inflation driven by real-time demand algorithms.
Safe Deposit Boxes and Related Deposits Bill 2022
28 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Éamon Ó Cuív
- Banks must register all safe deposit box contents and identify owners; after 6 months public notice, unclaimed boxes held 80+ years will be examined by independent auditors to find owners.
- Museum Director inspects unclaimed property deemed historically important and retains it for the State; owners can reclaim items by proving entitlement.
- Unclaimed money from safe deposits transfers annually to Dormant Accounts Fund; unsold property is disposed of by sale; depositors can claim repayment from the Fund.
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021
28 May 2025 Second Stage Current Lisa Chambers
- Creates a specific criminal offence of stalking under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, defined by repeated unwanted behaviour driven by fixation or obsession causing alarm, distress or harm.
- Distinguishes stalking from harassment by recognising the element of intense obsession that creates unwanted intimacy, addressing a gap identified by the Law Reform Commission in 2016.
- Aims to increase reporting and prosecution of stalking, drawing on evidence from Scotland and England/Wales where dedicated stalking offences were introduced in 2010-2012.
Local Government (Establishment of Town Councils Commission) Bill 2017
28 May 2025 Committee Stage Current Shane Cassells
- Creates a Local Government Commission to review and recommend how town councils should be established and where their boundaries should be set.
- Commission will make recommendations on the town council system structure; Government will consider these recommendations before implementation.
- Bill is at Committee Stage; specific powers, timelines, and commission membership details not provided in title alone.