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Published on 18 Jul 2022
L&RS Note: Regulation of Gambling Advertising
The Note considers some of the main literature relating to exposure of vulnerable groups and wider society to gambling advertising as well as highlighting measures that have been introduced in other countries. It looks at recent legislative developments which have taken place in Ireland and based on stakeholder commentary and secondary research it identifies three key issues relating to regulation of gambling advertising: (1) Balancing controls on gambling advertising; (2) Impact of gambling advertising in sport; and (3) Exposure of vulnerable groups to advertising [Keywords: People and Communities, Health, Culture and Sport]
Published on 18 Jul 2022
Bill Digest: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022
The purpose of this Bill is to provide for emergency measures to ensure and protect the security of the supply of electricity [Keywords: Environment and energy]
Bill Digest: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 15 Jul 2022
Bill Digest: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022
This Bill provides for a number of changes to the judicial appointments system in Ireland [Keywords: Justice and crime; Parliament and Government]
Published on 12 Jul 2022
Bill Digest: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022
This Bill provides for the payment of grants for the remediation of certain dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks in their construction [Keywords: Housing and planning, Economy and finance]
Bill Digest: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022 ()
Published on 24 Jun 2022
Bill Digest: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022
The Bill seeks to provide a modern statutory framework supporting decision-making by adults, end wardship, and give further effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) [Keywords: Capacity, Assisted Decision-Making, Disability]
Bill Digest: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 9 Jun 2022
Bill Digest: Consumer Rights Bill 2022
The Bill amends and consolidates the current law on the rights and remedies in the main types of consumer contract, and transposes relevant EU rules on enforcement, digital contracts, and contracts for the sale of goods. [Keywords: Business and industry, International and EU affairs]
Published on 11 May 2022
L&RS Note: Flexible Working Arrangements: Overview and comparative research
This note explores the right-to-request Flexible Working Arrangements (FWA), including its applications across other jurisdictions, with a view to informing legislative options to promote FWA in the Irish context [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance, People and communities]
L&RS Note: Flexible Working Arrangements: Overview and comparative research ()
Published on 6 May 2022
L&RS Infographic: The EU and the citizen: a timeline of key EU legislative and initiatives
This infographic (updated and revised in 2022) provides an outline of the key EU legislation and initiatives that have impacted citizens since 1957. [Keywords: International and EU affairs, Parliament and Government]
L&RS Infographic: The EU and the citizen: a timeline of key EU legislative and initiatives ()
Published on 3 May 2022
L&RS Infographic: Environmental Indicators Quarter 3 2021
Quarterly L&RS statistical dashboard infographic profiling key environmental indicators [Keywords: Environment and energy, Parliament and Government, Technology and research]
L&RS Infographic: Environmental Indicators Quarter 3 2021 ()
Published on 19 Apr 2022
Bill Digest: Sick Leave Bill 2022
This Bill aims to provide a minimum level of protection to low paid employees, who may have no entitlement to company sick pay schemes [Keywords: Economy and finance, People and communities, Social protection]
Published on 8 Apr 2022
Spotlight: The activation of the Temporary Protection Directive in response to the crisis in Ukraine
This Spotlight addresses the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive in response to the current crisis in Ukraine [Keywords: Economy and finance, Education, Environment and energy]
Published on 7 Apr 2022
Bill Digest: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022
This Bill aims to facilitate Ireland's participation in the International Monetary Fund's New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) and streamline procedures for contributing to IMF Trust Funds [Keywords: Business and industry, Culture and Sport, Economy and finance]
Bill Digest: Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 5 Apr 2022
Bill Digest: Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2022
This Bill Digest examines the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022. It analyses selected parts including general conditions for assisted human reproduction (AHR) treatment. [Keywords: Health, People and communities]
Published on 22 Mar 2022
Bill Digest: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022
This Bill aims to restrict the total cost of credit on moneylending loans by introducing a cap on the interest rate a moneylender can charge on a loan. [Keywords: Business and industry, Culture and Sport, Economy and finance]
Published on 22 Mar 2022
Bill Digest: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022
The Bill primarily relates to new and existing Covid-19 support measures for businesses and employers, but also includes a small number of other changes in taxation and financial areas [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance]
Bill Digest: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 11 Mar 2022
Bill Digest: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022
The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 provides for the establishment of a Media Commission in place of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, transposes the revised provisions of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive into Irish law and sets out a regulatory framework for online safety [Keywords: Business and industry, People and communities, Technology and research]
Bill Digest: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 ()
Published on 4 Mar 2022
Bill Digest: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022
The Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022 is to transpose Directive (EU) 2019/1 also known as the ECN+ Directive into Irish law and provides for further powers for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to enforce EU and national competition rules. [Keywords: Business and industry, International and EU affairs]
Published on 4 Mar 2022
L&RS Note: Energy Poverty in Ireland
This note briefly explores energy poverty in Ireland, a significant multidimensional socio-economic and policy challenge [Keywords: Environment and energy, Housing and planning, Social protection]
Published on 28 Feb 2022
L&RS Note: Assisted Human Reproduction Data
This note presents data on a range of treatments, procedures and policies related to Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) in Ireland and internationally. [Keywords: Health, International and EU affairs, People and communities]
Published on 22 Feb 2022
L&RS Note: Insights into the OSMR Bill. Part 3: Introduction to the current legal and regulatory framework
Part three of our series on Insights into the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Bill introduces key aspects of the current legal and regulatory framework. [Business and industry, People and communities, Technology and research]