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Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026
Introduced
18 August 2025
Last action
12 March 2026 · Enacted
Status
Enacted
Sponsors
Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment
Subjects
Environment
Source updated
23 March 2026
Official titles
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1 official language
Irish
An tAcht Comhshaoil (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 2026
Summary
An Act to provide for the making of applications for licences, or applications for reviews of licences, under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 or under Part V of the Waste Management Act 1996 in certain emergency circumstances; to give effect to Articles 1(3) and 2(4) of Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014, in relation to applications for, or applications for reviews of, such licences; to make provision in relation to periods for decision-making relating to certain applications for, and reviews of, such licences; to enable the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out reviews of parts of licences under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 or under Part V of the Waste Management Act 1996 in certain circumstances; to make provision in relation to the appointment of the Director General and directors of the Environmental Protection Agency; to make provision in relation to powers of the High Court or Circuit Court in relation to activities in contravention of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992; for those and other purposes to amend the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and the Waste Management Act 1996; to make provision in relation to offences relating to litter and for that purpose to amend the Litter Pollution Act 1997; to provide for the making of guidance and criteria in relation to green public procurement; to make provision in relation to the reporting by certain public bodies on the integration of green public procurement criteria into procurement processes; for those and other purposes to amend the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022; and to provide for related matters.
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Timeline
18 August 2025
First Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
18 August 2025
Published
Source: Dáil Éireann
30 September 2025
Second Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
30 September 2025
Committee Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
3 December 2025
Report Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
14 January 2026
Fifth Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
17 February 2026
Second Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
17 February 2026
Committee Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
4 March 2026
Report Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
4 March 2026
Fifth Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
12 March 2026
Enacted
12 March 2026
Enacted
Enacted
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Documents
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Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026
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Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026
pdf · EN · 12 March 2026
As amended in Committee/Select Committee [Dáil Éireann]
pdf · EN · 3 December 2025
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pdf · EN · 30 September 2025
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Explanatory Memorandum
pdf · EN · 18 August 2025
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As Initiated
pdf · EN · 18 August 2025
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Sponsors
- Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment · Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment
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- Legal framework · Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 · 2026/5 · IE
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Same ireland record bill-2025-53 projected from PoliticalRepo IE row.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2025/53/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/2025/53
- ireland · bill-2025-53 · source updated 23 March 2026