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58 ingested bills from Ireland introduced in 2023. Year filters use the introduced date shown on each card. Walk years back as far as this source still publishes.

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Bill· Public2024/25defeated

Commission on the Future of the Family Farm Bill 2024

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 January 2024

Bill entitled an Act to establish a body to be known, in the Irish language, as An Coimisiún um Thodhchaí na Feirme Teaghlaigh or, in the English language, as the Commission on the Future of the Family Farm; to define its functions; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Bill· Public2023/94defeated

Special Measures in the Public Interest (Derrybrien Wind Farm) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 11 December 2023

Bill entitled an Act, in the public interest, to assist in maintaining the security of the electricity supply system in the State, and for that purpose to provide for the transfer to the western development commission of the Derrybrien wind farm; to effect the transfer of shares in Gort Windfarms Limited to the Western Development Commission; to provide for the removal of persons from certain offices positions or employment with Gort wind farms limited and provide for the appointment of persons to those offices or positions or that employment; to extinguish certain rights; to provide for the re-naming of Gort Wind Farms Limited; to provide for the transfer of the lessee’s interest in the lands at Derrybrien; to disapply certain provisions of the Companies Acts and other enactments in so far as they relate to Gort wind farms limited; to provide for the preservation of contracts; to provide for the making of regulations; and to provide for connected matters.

Bill· Public2023/95lapsed

Gender Recognition (Amendment) (Prisons) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Gender Recognition Act 2015 to make provision for single-sex accommodation in prisons; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/86defeated

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2023

Bill entitled an Act to make emergency provision to defer the termination dates of certain tenancies that fall, or would fall, during the period beginning on the day after the date of the passing of this Act and ending on 31 March 2024 in order to mitigate the risk that persons whose tenancies would otherwise be terminated during that period would be unable to obtain alternative accommodation; to make such provision on a phased basis to enable tenancies affected to be terminated over a period of time to assist in managing demands on housing services as a result of such deferred termination; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/93current

Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 to permit and encourage courts to refer cases to restorative justice schemes between charge and conviction, and to dismiss charges if appropriate; to encourage courts to refer cases to restorative justice schemes between conviction and sentencing; to permit and encourage An Garda Síochána and the Director of Public Prosecutions to refer cases to restorative justice schemes between charge and court, and to review the decision to prosecute if appropriate; and to make related provisions.

Bill· Public2023/84current

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2023

Bill entitled an Act to require each Minister of the Government, with responsibility for a Department of State, to periodically prepare a capital supply service and purpose report to provide certain information on the assets that were allocated money from the vote for such Department in a relevant financial year and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/78current

Local Government (Community Gardens) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Local Government Act 2001 and, for that purpose, to provide for applications for a community garden; to require local authorities to publish a community garden policy; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/75defeated

Developer Profits Transparency Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2023

Bill entitled an Act to introduce a requirement for property developers who are in receipt of State subsidies to publish annual financial statements.

Bill· Public2023/72defeated

Mortgage Interest Rates Cap Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2023

Bill entitled an Act to direct the Central Bank to cap interest rates on private dwelling house mortgages at 3 per cent; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/87lapsed

Children (Amendment) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 October 2023

Bill entitled an Act to ensure all those who should be provided with the benefits of privacy in relation to offences committed as a minor do in fact receive such protection.

Bill· Public2023/69current

Sex Offenders (Amendment) (Coercive Control) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 20 July 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Sex Offenders Act 2001 to make provision for the requirement, in the interests of the common good, for the notification of information to An Garda Síochána, by persons who have committed the offence of coercive control and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/73current

Competition and Consumer Protection (Unfair Prices) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2023

Bill entitled an Act to enable and assist the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission better to perform its functions in relation to protecting consumers from abuse by undertakings of a dominant position by imposing unfair purchase prices, for that purpose to amend the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014, and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/59lapsed

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000; to provide An Bord Pleanála with powers, functions and duties in relation to pending applications and appeals of long duration; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/55lapsed

Broadcasting (Restriction of Salaries) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 28 June 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Broadcasting Act 2009 to provide for transparency in the public interest in relation to the remuneration of certain individuals pursuant to contracts of employment and contracts for services with corporations, and to provide for connected matters.

Bill· Public2023/57current

Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 27 June 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Disability Act 2005 and the Equal Status Act 2000 and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/53lapsed

European Convention on Human Rights (Challenge to British Government Amnesty) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the State to make an application to the European Court of Human Rights, in the event of the enactment of British legislation granting amnesty in respect of criminal acts in or relating to the North of Ireland; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/60lapsed

Planning and Development (Climate Emergency Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 June 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 in order to restrict certain developments in fossil fuels infrastructure and high energy usage data centres, to remove some developments from listing as strategic development infrastructure projects, to revise the procedure for making applications directly to An Bord Pleanála and to ensure that regard be given to the State’s climate targets and commitments and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/50current

Gradam an Uachtaráin Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 25 May 2023

Bill entitled an Act to facilitate the conferral by the State of an honour to be known as Gradam an Uachtaráin to recognise the exceptional achievements of its citizens and the outstanding contributions of others; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/47current

River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 May 2023

Bill entitled an Act to establish a committee of the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly to serve as a River Boyne Task Force with the function of proposing and promoting policies and priorities for the protection and enhancement of the environment of the River Boyne and of its natural habitats and wildlife and the co-ordination of the activities of public authorities in relation thereto; and to provide for connected matters.

Bill· Public2023/46current

Protection of Hares Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 May 2023

Bill entitled an Act to prohibit the granting by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of licences for the purpose of hare coursing and to afford the hare species the full protection of the Wildlife Act 1976.

Bill· Public2023/45current

Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 18 May 2023

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the specific offence of spiking characterised by the administration, injection, or causation of the taking orally of a substance, knowing that the person to whom the substance is administered, injected, or caused to be taken does not consent, or being reckless as to whether the person consents, and where the perpetrator intends to overpower or sedate the person, to engage in a sexual act, cause harm, make a gain or cause a loss, or otherwise commit an offence.

Bill· Public2023/56lapsed

Criminal Justice (Search Warrant Oversight) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the various acts to remove the ability for members of An Garda Síochána to issue authority to search premises without sworn information being required.

Bill· Public2023/42current

Climate Action and Biodiversity (Mandates of Certain Organisations) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 9 May 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Turf Development Act 1946 and the Forestry Act 1988 in order to reflect obligations regarding climate action and the protection and enhancement of biodiversity in the mandate and functions of the organisations established under those Acts.

Bill· Public2023/43lapsed

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Standing Charges) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) the legislative remit required to effectively monitor and regulate standing charges on electricity and gas bills, and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/58lapsed

Education (Inclusion of Persons) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Education Act 1998, and, for that purpose, to provide for the inclusion of information from special educational needs organisers in school planning; to provide for inclusion policies in schools and to provide recognised disabled persons organisations with a role in agreeing the composition of boards of management of a school; to amend the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 to provide for enhanced planning and co-ordination in relation to school planning areas; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/37lapsed

National Minimum Wage (Inclusion of Apprentices) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 27 April 2023

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the inclusion of apprentices within the application of the National Minimum Wage Acts 2000 and 2015; for that purpose to amend the National Minimum Wage Act 2000; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/36current

Legal Aid (Amendment) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995, and to provide for a more effective legal aid system.

Bill· Public2023/40defeated

Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 24 April 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electoral Reform Act 2022 to provide in the functions of An Coimisiún Toghcháin for the review of the electoral system and franchise for Seanad Éireann, and to provide in the functions of An Coimisiún Toghcháin for the review of voting age; to amend the Electoral Act 1997 to protect the right to freedom of association and expression for civil society organisations in Ireland, and to provide for free public transport on polling day ; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/39current

Urban Tree Protection and Sites Locally Important for Ecology Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2023

Bill entitled an Act to establish a new designation for the protection of nature sites, the Sites Locally Important for Ecology Order, to improve protection for trees under the existing Tree Preservation Order, including prioritising preservation, lopping, and trimming; to provide for local authorities to maintain a public register of Sites Locally Important for Ecology and Tree Preservation Orders; to provide for an appeals process for when the decision regarding a Tree Preservation Order or a Site Locally Important for Ecology Order has been made; and to provide for the replacement of trees that have been cut down.

Bill· Public2023/52current

Children and Family Relationships (Amendment) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; to provide for expanded pathways to parentage for parents of donor conceived children.

Bill· Public2023/31lapsed

Civil Liability (Schools) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 3 April 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the law related to civil liability for schools.

Bill· Public2023/34defeated

Rent Reduction Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 April 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to reduce rents to affordable levels by limiting them to a maximum of a quarter of monthly household incomes and to establish a National Rent Authority for this purpose.

Bill· Public2023/49lapsed

Consumer Insurance Contracts (Amendment) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 3 April 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 to prevent the use of any average clause by insurance providers.

Bill· Public2023/30lapsed

Criminal Justice (Juvenile Offenders) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 29 March 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Criminal Justice Act 1990 to provide for non-mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders in cases of treason and murder, to expand the provisions of section 99 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 relating to suspended sentences to include juvenile offenders, and to amend the Children Act 2001 to allow judicial discretion in setting the terms of a detention and supervision order.

Bill· Public2023/26current

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 28 March 2023

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a body, to be known in the Irish language as An Coiste Comhairleach um Chóireáil Atáirgthe Dhaonna Chuidithe or in the English language as the Assisted Human Reproduction Treatment Advisory Committee, to advise on criteria for eligibility for financial assistance with assisted human reproduction treatment and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/29withdrawn

Electoral Reform (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 28 March 2023

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electoral Reform Act 2022 to provide in the functions of An Coimisiún Toghcháin for the review of the electoral system and franchise for Seanad Éireann, and to provide in the functions of An Coimisiún Toghcháin for the review of voting age; to amend the Electoral Act 1997 to protect the right to freedom of association and expression for civil society organisations in Ireland, and to provide for free public transport on polling day ; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/28current

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 March 2023

Bill entitled an Act to impose certain prohibitions and restrictions with respect to the investment by the National Treasury Management Agency of the assets of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in undertakings which appear on the UN Database of companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land; to require the Agency to ensure that such assets are not invested in such an undertaking (and, where it becomes aware that an undertaking in which such assets have been so invested by it is, or has been on the said UN database, to divest the assets of that fund from such investment); and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/24current

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2023

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the appointment of a licensing authority for the purposes of licensing workers carrying out certain activities in relation to construction work; to provide for the licensing of tutors providing certain training in relation to construction work; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register of licensees; to provide for the investigation and adjudication of complaints against licensees and responsible persons; to establish an appeals committee to determine appeals against certain decisions of the licensing authority; to designate the licensing authority to be the competent authority for the purposes of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2017; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/33current

Local Authority Public Administration Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2023

Bill entitled an Act to compel local authorities to provide members of the public and public representatives with substantive replies to written communications within a prescribed period of time and to allow for local authority chief executives to appear before the Public Accounts Committee of Dáil Éireann.

Bill· Public2023/25defeated

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2023

Bill entitled an Act to make emergency provision to defer the termination dates of certain tenancies that fall, or would fall, during the period beginning on the day after the date of the passing of this Act and ending on 31 January 2024 in order to mitigate the risk that persons whose tenancies would otherwise be terminated during that period would be unable to obtain alternative accommodation; to make such provision on a phased basis to enable tenancies affected to be terminated over a period of time to assist in managing demands on housing services as a result of such deferred termination; and to provide for related matters.

Bill· Public2023/22withdrawn

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 2023

Bill entitled an Act to regulate the sale of nitrous oxide gas by prohibiting its sale in a reusable cylinder or disposable cartridge to a person who has not attained the age of 18 years and for that purpose to amend the Child Care Act 1991 and to provide for related matters.

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