Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the designation, by order of the Government, of certain projects and programmes as critical infrastructure projects and critical infrastructure programmes; to provide for duties of certain public bodies in so far as they perform functions with respect to critical infrastructure projects or critical infrastructure programmes; to provide for a power for the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to give directions to certain public bodies with regard to the performance by those bodies of their functions in accordance with this Act; to modify the application of section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated: 13 May 2026

Sponsored by: Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation;

Source: Government

Originating House: Dáil Éireann