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Legislative Observatory 1992 - 2017

Detailed information is available online including the full text of all bills as initiated (including explanatory memoranda), as amended, and as passed by each or both houses; amendments tabled; Acts of the Oireachtas and official translations; and  links to debates on bills.

New Bills

• Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad] [PMB] (Number 116 of 2017)
• Finance Bill 2017 (Number 115 of 2017)
• National Asset Management Agency (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad] [PMB] (Number 114 of 2017)
• Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017 [PMB] (Number 113 of 2017)
• Mental Health Parity Bill 2017 [PMB] (Number 112 of 2017)

Latest Publications 

Infographics Autumn 2017

National Risk Assessment 2017

Calculation of Fiscal Space

Exchequer Income

Demographic Cost Drivers 2017 - 2027

Economic Indicators
The Economic Indicators are infographics which present some key indicators on the Irish economy, and are published each month by the L&RS.

Economic Indicators September 2017   

Economic Indicators 2017

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 STEM in schools: the introduction of Coding and Computer science/ICT.

Published on 25th August 2017
The Programme for a Partnership Government (2016) commits to introducing a coding course for the Junior Cycle introducing ICT/Computer Science as a Leaving Certificate subject. This Note considers the type of supports teachers and students may need in order for these subjects to succeed and reviews initatives in other jurisdictions.  

Research Matters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Written for Members of the 32^nd Dail and 25^th Seanad, this is a collection of impartial briefings by the Oireachtas Library & Research Service on selected key topics. The topics chosen feature key challenges for Irish society in 2016, across a wide range of topics including:

• Housing and homelessness;                                                                                             

• Brexit and why it matters to Ireland;                                                                                    

• Corporation Tax;                                                                                                                

• Agriculture in Ireland;    

• Emergency department overcrowding – and many other topics.
  

Research Publications

Public Petitions

The Oireachtas Public Petitions System presents an important new avenue for individuals to participate in the democratic process. Through submitting petitions online and by post, members of the public will be able to take their policy concerns directly to the heart of the Oireachtas.

• Get involved and make a petition
• Log of submitted petitions