Bills & Acts
The power to make new laws is the sole responsibility of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Dáil Éireann has the primary role in relation to legislation as it is directly elected by the people. All proposed new laws are introduced into the Oireachtas as Bills. When the Government wants to propose a law, the Cabinet approves the Bill and the relevant Minister brings it before the Oireachtas. Opposition parties or Members can also bring forward their own Bills, usually during Private Members’ time.
Bills scheduled for discussion
Subject to change at short notice
Today, 20 Jun 2019
Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
In Seanad Éireann
Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018
Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019
In Dáil Éireann
Recently considered Bills and Acts
19 Jun 2019
Before Dáil Éireann
Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018
No. 31 of 2018
18 Jun 2019
Before Seanad Éireann
Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Probation Judgments and Decisions) Bill 2018
No. 92 of 2018
18 Jun 2019
Before Dáil Éireann
Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2019
No. 42 of 2019
14 Jun 2019
Before Dáil Éireann
Microbeads (Prohibition) Bill 2019
No. 41 of 2019
13 Jun 2019
Before Dáil Éireann
Organisation of Working Time (Workers Rights and Bogus Self-Employment) (Amendment) Bill 2019
No. 40 of 2019
13 Jun 2019
Before Dáil Éireann
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018
No. 95 of 2018
12 Jun 2019
Before Dáil Éireann
Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Bill 2016
No. 67 of 2016
12 Jun 2019
Before Dáil Éireann
National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017
No. 40 of 2017
12 Jun 2019
Before Seanad Éireann
Community Participation (Disability) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019
No. 39 of 2019
12 Jun 2019
Before Seanad Éireann
National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018
No. 116 of 2018
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Irish Statute Book
View both primary and secondary legislation in the Irish Statute Book (eISB)
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How laws are made
Find out how Bills pass through the Dáil and Seanad to become law
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Achtanna an Oireachtais
Read Acts of the Oireachtas, in English and Irish, passed from 1922 to 2009
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Government legislative programme
Get a list of Government Bills to be prioritised during this term