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
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
In Seanad Éireann
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020
In Seanad Éireann
Wed, 29 Sep 2021
Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021
In Seanad Éireann
National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021
In Seanad Éireann
Thu, 30 Sep 2021
Recently considered Bills and Acts
22 Sep 2021
Before Seanad Éireann
Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021
No. 101 of 2021
22 Sep 2021
Before Seanad Éireann
Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021
No. 102 of 2021
22 Sep 2021
Before Dáil Éireann
Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021
No. 109 of 2021
22 Sep 2021
Before Dáil Éireann
Local Government (Amendment) (Transparency in Allocation of Funding) Bill 2021
No. 115 of 2021
22 Sep 2021
Before Dáil Éireann
Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021
No. 107 of 2021
21 Sep 2021
Before Dáil Éireann
Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021
No. 108 of 2021
21 Sep 2021
Before Dáil Éireann
Education (Voluntary Contributions) Bill 2021
No. 113 of 2021
21 Sep 2021
Before Dáil Éireann
Housing (Housing Assistance Payment Waiting Times) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2021
No. 114 of 2021
16 Sep 2021
Before Dáil Éireann
Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021
No. 104 of 2021
16 Sep 2021
Before Dáil Éireann
Planning and Development (Amendment) (20 per cent Provision of Social and Affordable Housing) Bill 2021
No. 111 of 2021
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.
Irish language
Official translations of Acts
Official translations of Acts of the Oireachtas are provided by Rannóg an Aistriúcháin. Once published, they are available alongside the original Act text in this section.
To see a list of recently published official translations of Acts, visit the Rannóg an Aistriúcháin page.
To examine Acts of the Oireachtas in English and Irish side by side visit achtanna.ie. The website includes Acts from 1922 to 2009.
Statute Book
Irish Statute Book
View both primary and secondary legislation in the Irish Statute Book (eISB)
Future Bills
Government legislative programme
Get a list of Government Bills to be prioritised during this term
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How laws are made
Find out how Bills pass through the Dáil and Seanad to become law