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, 29 Sep 2020
Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020
In Dáil Éireann
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020
In Seanad Éireann
National Screening Advisory Committee Bill 2020
In Seanad Éireann
Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020
In Dáil Éireann
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
In Dáil Éireann
State Airports (Shannon Group) (Amendment) Bill 2020
In Seanad Éireann
Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020
In Seanad Éireann
Recently considered Bills and Acts
25 Sep 2020
Before Seanad Éireann
Gender Recognition (Amendment) Bill 2017
No. 43 of 2017
25 Sep 2020
Before Seanad Éireann
Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018
No. 39 of 2018
25 Sep 2020
Before Dáil Éireann
Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020
No. 32 of 2020
24 Sep 2020
Before Dáil Éireann
Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Citizenship for Children) Bill 2020
No. 33 of 2020
23 Sep 2020
Before Dáil Éireann
Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020
No. 23 of 2020
23 Sep 2020
Before Dáil Éireann
Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020
No. 2 of 2020
23 Sep 2020
Before Seanad Éireann
Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2020
No. 29 of 2020
18 Sep 2020
Before Dáil Éireann
Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019
No. 13 of 2019
18 Sep 2020
Before Seanad Éireann
National Screening Advisory Committee Bill 2020
No. 30 of 2020
18 Sep 2020
Before Seanad Éireann
State Airports (Shannon Group) (Amendment) Bill 2020
No. 31 of 2020
Historic Bills
Bills from 1922 to 1996
Bills published from 1997 to the present day are available on this website.
The Bills that were published from 1922 to 1996 have recently been digitised and are being added to the website.
If you cannot find the Bill you are looking for, visit the Oireachtas Library's online catalogue. In the catalogue you can search the full collection including all the different versions of the Bills, as they were initiated, amended and passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas.
Statute Book
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How laws are made
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Achtanna an Oireachtais
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Future Bills
Government legislative programme
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