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
The Oireachtas Library & Research Service manages the Irish parliamentary library and provides an impartial research service to Members of the Oireachtas in support of their parliamentary business.
Constituency dashboards provide an interactive online visualisation of Census 2016 data for each Dáil constituency. They are a great way to get the information you need about your constituency.
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Infographics
Current Health Insurance Risk Equalisation System
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 2018
L&RS Notes Series
Explaining the outcome of rejected referendums
Published 23 February 2018
This L&RS Note draws on published research and survey data to identify the key factors which explain the majority ‘no vote’ in proposals for constitutional change which have been rejected by the electorate since 1986.
MiFID II – key provisions and implications
Published 15 February 2018
This L&RS Note examines some of the key provisions and implications of the EU’s second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (‘MiFID II’). MiFID II is a package of EU reforms aimed at enhancing transparency in the bloc’s financial market system and improving consumer confidence in the industry generally.
Spotlights
Home Care for Older People – Seven Policy Challenges
No. 1 of 2018 (Published in January 2018)
The home is commonly considered the most desirable place for older people in need of care to receive it. Due to population ageing and other demographic factors, the share of paid home care is growing. Currently, this developing sector is largely unregulated and lacks a national policy framework. However, the Department of Health is undertaking a consultation to inform plans for “a new statutory scheme for home care services”. This Spotlight provides an overview of the operation of the home care sector in Ireland and identifies a number of current policy and legislative challenges.
Post-enactment scrutiny (PeS) by Parliament
No.1 of 2017 (Published in December 2017)
This Spotlight uses expert literature on legislative scrutiny, and the experience of other parliaments, to outline the purpose and potential benefits of post-enactment scrutiny, parliament’s role in post-enactment scrutiny, the conditions under which it is most likely to be effective, and how best to approach post-enactment scrutiny both with respect to the process and the actual focus of a post-enactment review.
Spotlight 2013 - 2017
Research Matters Written for Members of the 32nd Dail and 25th 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;
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.
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Committees advise on a wide range of legislative, social, economic and financial matters.