Legislation: Bills, Heads of Bills,
Statutory Instruments
Updated 2 October 2017
Bills and Heads of Bills referred to the Committee
- General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment Bill) 2017 and Retransmission Fees
- Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016
- Energy Bill 2016
- Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017
- Minerals Development Bill 2015 [ Seanad ]
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016
changed from
Prohibition of the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 - Draft Heads of the Telecommunications Services (Galway Mayo) Bill 2017
- Waste Reduction Bill 2017 [PMB]
Statutory Instruments
within the remit of the committee
- Affirmative Resolution
- Negative Resolution
Bills Sponsored by a member of the Government
Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2016
Sponsored by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Joint Committee discussion with stakeholders 17 January 2017
Status: Passed without amendment on 7 February 2017
Enacted as: Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017 on 15/03/2017, No. 3/17
Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017
Bill Number 51 of 2017
Sponsored by Minister for Communications Climate Action and Environment
Referred by the Dáil: 3 May 2017
Status: Passed without amendment Tuesday 16 May 2017
Enacted as: Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2017 on 06/07/2017, No. 16/17
Energy Bill 2016
Sponsored by Senator Maurice Cummins on behalf of Minister for Communications Energy and Natural Resoirces.
Referral by the Dáil 30 June 2016
Status: Passed with amendments 14 July 2016
Enacted as: Energy Act 2016 on 30/07/2016, No. 12/16
Minerals Development Bill 2015 [ Seanad ]
Bill Number 69 of 2015
Sponsored by Senator Maurice Cummins on behalf of Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Referred by the Dáil 22 February 2017
Status: Passed with amendments 17 May 2017
Enacted as: Minerals Development Act 2017 on 26/07/2017, No. 23/17
Bills Sponsored by a private member
Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016
changed from
Prohibition of the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016
Bill Number: 37/16
Sponsored by: Deputy Tony McLoughlin
Referral by the Dáil: 27 October 2016
Committee meeting: 31 January 2017 [The committee held hearings on Tuesday 31 January 2017: Policy Issues arising from the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016 and the EPA report on Hydraulic Fracturing: Discussion]
More Information: For more information including opening statements and presentations see the Hydraulic Fracturing [Public Consultation on UGEE (Unconventional Gas Exploration & Extraction)] page.
Status: Passed with amendments Tuesday 9 May 2017
Enacted as: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Act 2017 on 06/07/2017, No. 15/17
Waste Reduction Bill 2017 [PMB]
Bill Number: 80 of 2017
Sponsored by: Deputy Eamon Ryan, Deputy Catherine Martin
First Stage: 20 June 2017
Second Stage: 11 July 2017
Referral by the Dáil to the committee: 11 July 2017
The committee decided to publish this letter from the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Mr. Denis Naughten T.D.:
- CCAE-R-455 Minister Naughen re Waste Reduction bill scrutiny
- CCAE-R-455 Minister Naughen re Waste Reduction bill scrutiny scanned PDF
Status: The committee decided at its meeting on 19 July 2017 to carry out a detailed scrutiny of this bill.
Statutory Instruments (Secondary Legislation) - Affirmative Resolution
Draft Broadcasting (Designation of Major Events) Order 2017
Referred by the Dáil on 20 September 2017 and also by the Seanad.
See also press release: Naughten adds Camogie and Football Finals to the ‘free-to-air television’ list
Status: Affirmative motion: Committee must report to the Dáil and Seanad by 12 October 2017.
Statutory Instruments (Secondary Legislation) - Negative Resolution
S.I No. 332 of 2017 – European Communities (Nuclear Safety) Regulations 2017
Laid before both Houses 26 July 2017.
Status: Negative resolution - SI remains in force unless a motion annulling the SI is passed by both Houses within one year after the SI is laid before the Houses - see section 4 (1) (b) of the European Communities Act 1972 (Restated)
2017-396 Waste Management (Farm Plastics) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on 8 September 2017
Status: Negative motion: SI remains in force unless a motion annulling the SI is passed by either House within 21 sitting days after the SI is laid before that House - Section 7.—(3) Waste Management Act 1996
2017-400 Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2017
Laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on 15 September, 2017
See also press release:
- Minister Signs Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2017 18 September 2017
- Naughten allocating €1 million to remove stockpiles of waste tyres 8 August 2017
Status: Negative motion: SI remains in force unless a motion annulling the SI is passed by either House within 21 sitting days after the SI is laid before that House - Section 7.—(3) Waste Management Act 1996
Pre Legislative Scrutiny - Heads of Bills or Draft Bills
General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment Bill) 2017 and Retransmission Fees
Received by the committee: 7 June 2017.
Published by the Joint Comittee 30 June 2017
- General Scheme Broadcasting -Amendment- Bill 2017 - Minister - Chairman-Scanned
- General Scheme Broadcasting -Amendment- Bill 2017 - Minister - Chairman
- General Scheme Broadcasting -Amendment- Bill 2017
- General Scheme Broadcasting -Amendment- Bill 2017 - Briefing Note
- Retransmission Fees - Briefing Note
For related documents, please see the Public Service Broadcasting page
Draft Heads of the Telecommunications Services (Galway Mayo) Bill 2017
Recieved by the committee 30 May 2017
