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Published on 13 May 2024
Bill Digest – Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024
The main purposes of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024 is, firstly, to provide for the establishment of statutory External Oversight Body for the Defence Forces, thereby giving effect to one of the recommendations of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality in the Defence Forces. Secondly, the Bill provides for a statutory framework for consent to be granted by the Minister to the representative bodies of the Permanent Defence Forces to associate with ICTU. Thirdly, the Bill provides for a number of amendments to the Defence Acts and the Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004. [Keywords: Defence, Parliament]
Published on 2 May 2024
L&RS Note: ECPRD responses: ‘Safe Participation in Political Life’
This paper provides a summary of responses to a European Center for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD) survey made to support the work of the Task Force on Safe Participation in Political Life. The request was comprised of ten questions focused on the measures being taken by parliaments to address harassment, abuse, and intimidation (HAI) of members of parliament. The request was sent to a total of 27 parliaments, which were the 26 EU nations (after Ireland) and the UK.
L&RS Note: ECPRD responses: ‘Safe Participation in Political Life’ ()
Published on 2 May 2024
L&RS Note: Addressing abuse and harassment in political life: Evidence on mitigation measures
This briefing paper is provided in response to a request from the Houses of the Oireachtas' Taskforce on Safe Participation in Political Life. It provides an overview of measures to address harassment, abuse, and intimidation (HAI) in political life set out in the international literature. The paper also signposts policies/measures to address HAI in political life from other jurisdictions, and measures to address other forms of abuse and violence from Ireland.
L&RS Note: Addressing abuse and harassment in political life: Evidence on mitigation measures ()
Published on 2 May 2024
L&RS Note: Abuse and harassment in political life: Prevalence, Experiences, and Impact
This paper provides a briefing and literature review on the topic of abuse and harassment of those who participate in political life ahead of the first three meetings of the Task Force on Safe Participation in Political Life. The briefing paper signposts key international and national research on the following: (1) Prevalence of abuse/harassment; (2) Experiences of abuse/harassment; and (3) Impacts of abuse/harassment. [Keywords:
L&RS Note: Abuse and harassment in political life: Prevalence, Experiences, and Impact ()
Published on 1 May 2024
Briefing Paper: Access to Cash Bill
This paper analyses the General Scheme of the Access to Cash Bill and examines the current situation regarding access to cash in Ireland and internationally. [Keywords:Economy and finance, Business and Industry, People and Communities]
Published on 23 Apr 2024
Bill Digest: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023
Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023 seeks to give effect to the 2021 majority judgment of the Supreme Court in the Zalewski case and ensure that the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman can continue to carry out its functions in accordance with the Constitution of Ireland. [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 8 Apr 2024
Bill Digest: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024
The main purpose of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill is to provide for the establishment of two funds, the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund. [Keywords: Economy and finance]
Bill Digest: Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 ()
Published on 5 Apr 2024
L&RS Note: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
This L&RS Note provides an overview of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism by examining the background to its introduction, its objectives, scope, and the timeline for its implementation. It also considers the potential implications it may have for developing countries and on the competitiveness of EU industry. [Keywords: Business and industry, Climate action, Environment and energy, International and EU affairs]
Published on 6 Mar 2024
L&RS Infographic: Amending Bunreacht na hÉireann, Constitution of Ireland
The purpose of this Infographic is to outline the process for amending Bunreacht na hÉireann, Constitution of Ireland [Keywords: Parliament and Government, People and communities]
L&RS Infographic: Amending Bunreacht na hÉireann, Constitution of Ireland ()
Published on 6 Mar 2024
L&RS Note: EU nature restoration law
An overview of the nature restoration law, which seeks to set multiple binding restoration targets and obligations across a broad range of ecosystems, including forests, agricultural land, rivers, marine habitats and even urban areas.
[Climate | Focus]
Published on 22 Feb 2024
Bill Digest: Road Traffic Bill 2024
The Bill proposes to change road traffic legislation including changes to penalty points system, reduction of certain default speed limits and, alignment of drug testing with current alcohol testing rules. [Keywords: Rural; maritime and transport; Justice and Crime]
Published on 8 Feb 2024
Bill Digest: Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023
The purpose of the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2023 is to make amendments to the Charities Act 2009 in respect of accounting, audit and reporting
requirements, responsibilities of trustees and the operation of the Register of Charities [Keywords: People and communities]
Published on 8 Feb 2024
Bill Digest: Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023
The Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023 seeks to give legislative effect to two changes to the Social Welfare system:
(a) changes to social welfare means tests so that child maintenance payments will no longer be assessed as means, and (b) the discontinuation of the Liable Relative Provisions [Keywords: Social protection, People and communities]
*Please note that this Bill was subsequently renamed the Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023.
Bill Digest: Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 8 Feb 2024
Bill Digest: Research and Innovation Bill 2024
The Research and Innovation Bill 2024 provides for the establishment of a new Statutory Agency, Taighde Éireann (Research Ireland), which effectively merges the functions of Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council into one body. In doing so, and in view of Impact 2030 (Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy), the Bill seeks, through the establishment of Taighde Éireann, to provide for the funding of research and innovation across fields of activity and disciplines. This L&RS Bill Digest provides an overview of the policy and legislative framework for the Bill, as well as some of the key policy debates relevant to the Bill. [Keywords: Higher education, Research, Innovation]
Published on 6 Feb 2024
Bill Digest: Digital Services Bill 2023
The Digital Services Bill 2023, introduced by Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on December 5, 2023, is necessary to provide for the full implementation in Ireland of the EU Digital Services Act (“EU DSA") which came into force on 16 November 2022, and will fully apply in Member States from 17 February 2024. This Bill enacts necessary national legislative measures of the EU DSA, including appointing Coimisiún na Meán as the Digital Services Coordinator and lead Competent Authority. It also designates the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) as a secondary Competent Authority. Additionally, the Bill establishes a liability regime for online intermediaries, sets procedures for "trusted flagger" status, and creates mechanisms for handling user complaints. [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance, International and EU affairs]
Published on 6 Feb 2024
Climate Focus | Climate Action Plan 2024
As part of our Climate Focus series for the Oireachtas Climate Hub, L&RS senior researcher Maggie Semple informs us about Irish, European and global commitments to climate actions; Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions profile and climate assessment; and the Climate Action Plan 2024.
Published on 3 Jan 2024
Bill Digest: Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023
The purpose of this Bill is to add text to Article 41.1.1° of the Constitution to expand the definition of family, which is presently founded on marriage, to include “other durable relationships”. The Bill also provides for the proposal to delete the words “on which the Family is founded” from Article 41.3.1°. [Keywords: Parliament and Government, People and communities, Social protection]
Bill Digest: Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 2 Jan 2024
L&RS Note: Regulation of children’s access to online pornography – Recent legal developments
The purpose of this Note is to provide an overview of recent developments in relation to the regulation of children’s access to pornography online. Regulation in this area in Ireland has primarily emanated from developments in European Union law but may also be a response to growing concerns about online safety more broadly. [Keywords: Parliament and Government, People and communities]
L&RS Note: Regulation of children’s access to online pornography – Recent legal developments ()
Published on 2 Jan 2024
Bill Digest: Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023
The purpose of this Bill is to delete the current wording of Article 41.2 Bunreacht na hÉireann in both the Irish and English text and insert a new Article 42B into the Constitution of Ireland that recognises family care. [Keywords: Parliament and Government, People and communities, Social protection]
Bill Digest: Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 15 Dec 2023
L&RS Note: Refugees in Ireland, the EU and Worldwide: Legal and Policy Developments at the EU level
This Note is the third of a series of three L&RS Notes concerning Refugees in Ireland, the EU and Worldwide. It discusses the Common European Asylum System and discusses relevant legal and policy developments at the EU level. [Keywords: International and EU Affairs, People and communities]
Published on 14 Dec 2023
L&RS Note: Note 2: Planning and Development Bill 2023 - PLS andSelect Principal Provisions
The Planning and Development Bill 2023 proposes to reform the Irish planning system. This Note 2 deals with the PLS process, including commentary from the Department on PLS recommendations and analyses selected key provisions of the published Bill. It does not attempt to provide a full summary of the Bill but instead examines certain selected elements focusing on key components that are not only pivotal in shaping Irish planning law but are also at the centre of significant debates arising from the Draft Bill. Specifically, this includes the operation and lifespan of local development plans, issues related to access to justice and Judicial Review as well as recent developments and changes within An Bord Pleanála (ABP). [Keywords: Housing and planning, People and communities]
L&RS Note: Note 2: Planning and Development Bill 2023 - PLS andSelect Principal Provisions ()
Published on 11 Dec 2023
L&RS Note: Refugees in Ireland, the EU and Worldwide: Refugees in Ireland
This Note is the second of a series of three L&RS Notes concerning Refugees in Ireland, the EU and Worldwide. It provides an overview of the legal and policy framework governing the treatment of refugees in Ireland. [Keywords: International and EU Affairs, People and communities]
L&RS Note: Refugees in Ireland, the EU and Worldwide: Refugees in Ireland ()
Published on 11 Dec 2023
L&RS Note: Refugees in Ireland, the EU and Worldwide: the international legal framework and refugees worldwide
This Note is the first of a series of three L&RS Notes concerning Refugees in Ireland, the EU and Worldwide. It examines the international legal framework and contemporary situation regarding refugees worldwide. [Keywords: International and EU Affairs, People and communities]
Published on 7 Dec 2023
Bill Digest: Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill
The Bill proposes to amend employment law and company law legislation to protect employees in collective redundancy situations and establish an Employment Law Review Group. [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance, People and communities]
Published on 5 Dec 2023
L&RS Note: Ireland and the Energy Charter Treaty
An overview of the Ireland and Energy Charter Treaty and its mechanisms and statistics on dispute resolution. [Keywords: Environment and energy, International and EU affairs]
Published on 21 Nov 2023
Bill Digest: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023
This Bill provides for the number of members of Dáil Éireann, the revision of Dáil constituency boundaries and for the number of members to be elected to each constituency. [Keywords: Parliament and Government]
Published on 14 Nov 2023
L&RS Note: Prince Albert Statue on Leinster Lawn
This L&RS Note explores the commissioning of the Prince Albert statue and its erection on Leinster Lawn in 1872. It also describes the work of the Irish sculptor John Henry Foley who made the statue. [Keywords: Culture and Sport, Parliament and Government]
Published on 24 Oct 2023
Bill Digest: Finance (State Guarantees, International Financial Institution Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023
The main purpose of the Bill is to enable the Minister for Finance to make contributions on behalf of the State to trust funds and special donor funds established by International Financial Institutions for the purpose of responding to crises. It also seeks Oireachtas approval to permit the State to enter into guarantee and contribution agreements associated with European Union financial assistance to Ukraine. [Keywords: Economy and Finance, International and EU affairs]
Published on 11 Oct 2023
Comparative social welfare rates across the EU in the context of Temporary Protection
This paper provides background and data on comparative social welfare rates of payment across EU States in respect of unemployment and old age pension. It also provides further context of the relationship between social welfare payments and those seeking refuge under the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive, activated on March 4, 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine.
Comparative social welfare rates across the EU in the context of Temporary Protection ()
Published on 10 Oct 2023
L&RS Note: Note 1: Planning and Development Bill 2023 - background and policy context
The Planning and Development Bill 2023 proposes to reform the Irish planning system. The Bill has not yet been published or scheduled for second stage debate in Dáil Éireann but is expected in the forthcoming session. This first Note provides an overview of the background to the Bill including the current legal and regulatory framework, as well as the policy context. It does not include a full analysis of the Draft Bill which was published in lieu of a General Scheme. [Keywords: Housing and planning, People and communities, Environment and energy]
L&RS Note: Note 1: Planning and Development Bill 2023 - background and policy context ()
Published on 10 Oct 2023
Bill Digest: Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Bill 2023
This Bill Digest analyses the Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Agency (DSGBV) Bill 2023 [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Bill 2023 ()
Published on 9 Oct 2023
Bill Digest: Control of Exports Bill
The Bill seeks to repeal and replace the Control of Exports Act 2008 to ensure a comprehensive and robust framework for regulating the export of controlled goods and technology. The primary purpose of the Bill is to establish national export controls on military items, services, and technology and provide for national measures to both complement and supplement the EU Dual-Use Regulation. The EU operates a system of export controls that form part of a multilateral framework to support global security, which apply to military equipment and dual-use items. Trade and military equipment are a national competence; therefore, export controls must be provided for it in national legislation. The Bill aims to fulfil Ireland's EU obligations to have common licensing requirements and procedures for the export of dual-use items together with giving legal effect in Irish law to the Council Common Position on activities involving military items. [Keywords: Business and industry, International and EU affairs, Technology and research]
Published on 5 Oct 2023
Bill Digest: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023
The main purpose of Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023 is to implement the cap on market revenues of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices. [Keywords: Business and industry, Environment and energy, International and EU affairs]
Bill Digest: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 3 Oct 2023
Spotlight: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and Sustainable Development: the Legal and Regulatory Framework in Ireland
The Spotlight: examines the legal and regulatory framework concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG), and sustainable development in Ireland; considers the importance of ESG for key stakeholders; discusses relevant legislative and policy developments at the EU and domestic levels; identifies supports for companies transitioning to more ESG-friendly practices; and compares Ireland’s performance in promoting ESG and sustainable development against other EU and OECD States.[Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance, Environment and Energy, Climate]
Published on 3 Oct 2023
Bill Digest: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023
The Bill creates a directly-elected mayor for Limerick City and County and changes roles, responsibilities, and accountability relationships between local government actors [Keywords:Parliament and Government, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 28 Sep 2023
Bill Digest: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023
The Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill seeks to revise and replace the existing National Monuments Acts and other related legislation/enactments going back to the 19th century with a modernised legislative code for the protection of historic monuments and archaeological heritage. The Bill proposes to establish a new Register of Monuments to replace multiple systems for monument protection, revise licensing systems for activities regulated under the Bill, and enable the State to ratify some key international conventions in heritage protection [Keywords: Culture and Sport, Environment and energy]
Bill Digest: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 ()
Published on 20 Jul 2023
Bill Digest: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2023
The Bill provides for the designation of 100m Safe Access Zones around healthcare premises where certain conduct in relation to termination of pregnancy services will be prohibited. [Keywords: Health, Justice and crime]
Bill Digest: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 12 Jul 2023
Docs Laid App Privacy Notice
Privacy notice detailing how the Service uses the personal information provided by users of the Docs Laid app.
Published on 12 Jul 2023
Bill Digest: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023
The main purpose of the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023 is to implement the solidarity contribution of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices. [Keywords: Business and industry, Environment and energy, International and EU affairs]
Published on 3 Jul 2023
L&RS Infographic: Environmental Indicators Quarter 2 2023
Quarterly L&RS statistical dashboard infographic profiling key environmental indicators [Keywords: Environment and energy, Parliament and Government, Technology and research]
L&RS Infographic: Environmental Indicators Quarter 2 2023 ()
Published on 16 Jun 2023
Bill Digest: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023
This Bill Digest examines the principal provisions of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023 [Keywords: Health]
Bill Digest: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 13 Jun 2023
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023
The Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023 provides for two new criminal offences relating to the recruitment of children to commit crime. [Keywords: Social protection, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023 ()
Published on 13 Jun 2023
Bill Digest: Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023
The Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023 provides for statutory compensation for breach of the right to a hearing within a reasonable time in both civil and criminal matters. The Bill provides for the appointment of a Chief Court Delays Assessor and Court Delays Assessors to assess such applications. The Bill also provides for the making of an application to the Circuit Court, in certain circumstances, for such a declaration and compensation, and for related matters. [Keywords: Justice and Crime]
Published on 30 May 2023
Bill Digest: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022
The Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022 amends existing legislation, which affect certain registrants with the Medical Council and CORU.[Keywords: Health, Parliament and Government]
Bill Digest: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 18 May 2023
Bill Digest: Construction Safety Licensing Bill
The Bill primarily proposes to provide a new and comprehensive framework for the licensing of construction, quarrying and related activities in Ireland. [Keywords: Business and industry, Housing and planning]
Published on 17 May 2023
L&RS Note: Increasing the Number of Judges in Ireland
This L&RS Note provides a short overview of the proposed increase in the number of judges in Ireland .[Keywords: Justice and crime]
Published on 16 May 2023
Bill Digest: Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill
The main purpose of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023 is to transpose Parliament and Council Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers.
Published on 27 Apr 2023
L&RS Note: The Good Friday Agreement at 25
On the 25th Anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, this Note: traces the origins of the Agreement, examines its substantive content, reflects upon lessons learned from the negotiations and peace process, and discusses some ongoing challenges to the Agreement’s full implementation. [Keywords: International and EU affairs, Parliament and Government, People and communities]
Published on 11 Apr 2023
L&RS Note: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Governance, Oversight and Accountability Mechanisms
This Note is one of three complimentary L&RS Notes, which examine the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023. The Note analyses proposed changes to Governance, Oversight and Accountability Mechanisms for An Garda Síochána, which are included in the Bill. [Keywords: Justice, Crime, People, Communities]
Published on 11 Apr 2023
L&RS Note: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Independent Examiner of Security Legislation
This Note is one of three complimentary L&RS Notes, which examine the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023. The Note provides an overview of the proposed establishment of an Independent Examiner of Security Legislation as set out at Part 7 of the Bill. [Keywords: Justice, Crime, Security]
Published on 11 Apr 2023
L&RS Note: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Community Safety
This Note is one of three complimentary L&RS Notes, which examine the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023. The Note provides an overview of the strategic framework proposed to achieve the objective of promoting community safety included in the Bill. [Keywords: Justice and crime]
L&RS Note: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Community Safety ()
Published on 27 Mar 2023
Bill Digest: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023
This Bill Digest analyses the Health (Amendment) Bill 2023 which seeks to abolish in-patient and day case charges for adults in public hospitals [Keywords: Health]
Published on 1 Mar 2023
Bill Digest: Family Courts Bill 2022
The Bill provides for the establishment of a Family High Court, Family Circuit Court and Family District Court as divisions of the current court structures; the assignment of Principal Judges and other judges to the family courts; guiding principles regarding the conduct of family law proceedings and the establishment of a Family Law Rules Committee or Family Law Sub-committees of existing rules committees, as well as other miscellaneous and transitional provisions [Keywords: Justice and crime]
Published on 28 Feb 2023
Bill Digest: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023
This L&RS Bill Digest has been prepared with a view to assisting Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas in relation to their consideration of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023. The Digest covers: Policy context – Why is this Bill being enacted? Overview of Bill – What does it seek to achieve? Principle Provisions of the Bill [Keywords: Farming, Nitrates, Veterinary Medicine]
Bill Digest: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023 ()
Published on 30 Jan 2023
L&RS Note: Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023
This L&RS Note has been prepared with a view to assisting Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas in relation to their consideration of the Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023. The Note covers: Policy context – Why is this Bill being enacted? Overview of Bill – What does it seek to achieve? and International Context. [Keywords: Environment and energy, Fossil fuels, Emergency planning]
Published on 27 Jan 2023
Bill Digest: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022
This Bill provides for the establishment of a statutory authority to promote the principles of fairness and transparency in the agricultural and food supply chain. [Keywords: Business and industry, Rural, maritime and transport]
Bill Digest: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 ()
Published on 21 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Local Government (Maternity leave for councillors) Bill 2022
The main purpose of this Bill is to give members of local authorities the right to take maternity leave, without the need for a council resolution. The Bill also gives councillors who take maternity leave, or are absent for other allowable reasons under the Local Government Act 2001, the option to have a temporary substitute co-opted to the council. [Keywords: Local councillors, councillors’ maternity leave, Local government temporary vacancy, Local government temporary substitute]
Bill Digest: Local Government (Maternity leave for councillors) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 20 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022
This Bill provides for proposals in the policy review for credit unions, including establishing corporate credit unions and setting of maximum interest rates on loans. [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance]
Published on 19 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022
The Bill seeks to amend criminal law including the existing harassment offence and provide for standalone offences of stalking and non-fatal strangulation and suffocation other matters. [Keywords: Justice and crime]
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 19 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022
The principal purpose of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 is to establish a Scheme to be known as the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme. This Scheme will provide financial payments and a form of enhanced medical card to defined groups in acknowledgement of suffering experienced while resident in Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions. [Keywords: Health, People and communities, Social protection]
Bill Digest: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 ()
Published on 19 Dec 2022
L&RS Note: European Commission Rule of Law Report 2022
This Note provides a select overview of the findings of the European Commission Rule of Law Report 2022 (the 2022 Report), which examines significant developments within the EU and individual Member States in relation to the rule of law. The 2022 Report is the third in the series and includes, for the first time, specific recommendations to Member states. [International and EU affairs,Justice and crime, Parliament and Government]
Published on 15 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill
The Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022 proposes to amend certain provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000 in relation to An Bord Pleanála. It also proposes to amend the definition of foreshore under the Foreshore Act 1933 [Keywords: Housing and planning, Environment and energy]
Bill Digest: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill ()
Published on 15 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022
The Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022 seeks to amend the Health Insurance Act 1994 to specify the amount of premium to be paid from the Risk Equalisation Fund from 1 April 2023 for certain classes of insured persons. It makes further provision in relation to the appointment and powers of authorised officers, and for an expiration date for the act of entrustment underpinning the Risk Equalisation Scheme [Keywords: Economy and finance, Health, People and communities]
Published on 15 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
The Bill repeals the Prohibition of Incitement to Hatred Act, 1989 and provides for new ‘incitement to violence or hatred’ and ‘aggravated by hatred’ offences [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 15 Dec 2022
Bill Digest: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022
The Bill establishes a new Gambling Regulatory Authority to oversee the licensing and regulation of gambling activities in Ireland and updates the surrounding legislative framework [Keywords: Business and industry, Justice and crime Social protection]
Published on 30 Nov 2022
Bill Digest: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022
The Bill introduces a variety of miscellaneous amendments across a wide range of areas. It fulfils the Department of Justice’s commitment to statutory reforms to progress the centralisation and automation of court offices and processes. It also provides for several other amendments, including the introduction of new legal partnerships between solicitors and barristers.[Keywords: Economy and finance, Justice and crime, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 25 Nov 2022
Bill Digest: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022
The purpose of the Bill is to amend the National Tourism Development Act 2003 by increasing the cumulative level of funding which can be provided to Fáilte Ireland in support of capital expenditure projects [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance]
Bill Digest: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 23 Nov 2022
Bill Digest: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022
The Bill amends existing Central Bank legislation to strengthen and enhance individual responsibility and accountability. It introduces a code of conduct for individuals and businesses and sanctions for breaches of conduct. [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance]
Bill Digest: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 21 Nov 2022
Bill Digest: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022
The amendments to the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 proposed in this Bill aim to strengthen compliance and enforcement, most notably of the ‘cooling-off’ provision, and also through the insertion of an ‘anti-avoidance’ clause. With a view to bringing more transparency to lobbying activity and closing off unintended loopholes, it extends the Act’s provisions to lobbying activity by certain representative and issue-based bodies and to lobbying conducted by non-remunerated office[1]holders of other representative and issue-based bodies, and it slightly amends the information required on the register. The Bill creates a system of administrative financial sanctions which can be imposed for some relevant contraventions, including for a breach of the cooling-off provision. The Bill also increases the length of time that will elapse between statutory reviews. [Keywords: Regulation of lobbying, Cooling-off provision, Revolving door, Conflict of interest]
Bill Digest: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 9 Nov 2022
Bill Digest: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022
The purpose of this Bill is to give further effect to Directive (EU) 2019/1158 on work life balance for parents and carers. [Keywords: People and communities, International and EU affairs, economy and finance]
Bill Digest: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 ()
Published on 26 Oct 2022
Bill Digest: Communications Regulation Bill 2022
New Bill Digest from Oireachtas Library and Research Service on the Communications Regulation Bill 2022, which transposes certain provisions of the European Electronic Communications Code, establishes a civil enforcement regime for ComReg and introduces additional consumer protection measures [Keywords: Business and industry, International and EU affairs, Technology and research]
Published on 25 Oct 2022
Bill Digest: Employment Permits Bill 2022
This Bill consolidates the legislative framework concerning employment permits and provides for associated reforms [Keywords: Business and industry; Economy and finance]
Published on 18 Oct 2022
Bill Digest: Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022
New Bill Digest from Oireachtas Library and Research Service on the Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022. The Bill reforms PIAB, with the main provisions establishing a mediation procedure and expanding the types of claim that it may consider [Keywords: Economy and Finance, Health, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022 ()
Published on 5 Oct 2022
L&RS Note: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022
This L&RS Note provides an overview of the current status of water abstraction in Ireland. The Note covers: 1. Abstraction – what is it and why should it be regulated? 2. Current position in Ireland – how is abstraction regulated in Ireland? 3. How do other countries regulate abstraction? 4. How does abstraction vary across Ireland? 5. What are the implications of the forthcoming Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022 [Keywords: Environment and energy, Housing and planning, People and communities]
L&RS Note: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 5 Oct 2022
Bill Digest: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill
This Bill provides a process to allow for certain transactions that may present risks to the security or public order of the State to be reviewed [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance]
Bill Digest: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill ()
Published on 27 Sep 2022
Bill Digest: Electoral Reform Bill 2022
The Bill, if enacted, will introduce significant electoral reforms through the establishment of an independent Electoral Commission, the modernisation of electoral register and the regulation online political advertising [Keywords: Electoral reform, Electoral Commission, Online political advertising, Electoral register]
Published on 20 Sep 2022
Bill Digest: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022
The Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 proposes to facilitate the separation of Irish Water from the Ervia Group and further strengthen the imperative of public ownership of Irish Water [Environment and energy, Parliament and Government, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 16 Aug 2022
L&RS Infographic: Environmental Indicators Quarter 4 2021
Quarterly L&RS statistical dashboard infographic profiling key environmental indicators [Keywords: Environment and energy, Parliament and Government, Technology and research]
L&RS Infographic: Environmental Indicators Quarter 4 2021 ()
Published on 5 Aug 2022
L&RS Note: Systems of Judicial Appointment across Europe
This L&RS Note provides an insight into the different approaches to judicial appointments that have been adopted in 22 jurisdictions [Keywords: Justice and crime, Parliament and Government]
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Prof Patrick Paul Walsh et al., the Challenge of evidence-based policy via open research
Prof Patrick Paul Walsh, Niamh Brennan and Dr Charles Larkin on the Challenge of evidence-based policy via open research
Prof Patrick Paul Walsh et al., the Challenge of evidence-based policy via open research ()
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Josefa Fuentes, IFLAPARL
Josefa Fuentes, IFLAPARL
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Anne-Lise Harding, Information literacy for scrutiny
Anne-Lise Harding, Information literacy for scrutiny: Equality and diversity in research
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Etienne Bassot, How citizen expectation shapes our research agenda and how we reach out to citizens
Etienne Bassot, How citizen expectation shapes our research agenda and how we reach out to citizens
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Franklin De Vrieze, Reinvigorating parliamentary oversight through post-legislative scrutiny
Franklin De Vrieze, Reinvigorating parliamentary oversight through post-legislative scrutiny – overview of innovative tools
Franklin De Vrieze, Reinvigorating parliamentary oversight through post-legislative scrutiny ()
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Niall Watters, Providing evidence for parliamentarians to aid their legislative scrutiny role
Niall Watters, Providing evidence for parliamentarians to aid their legislative scrutiny role: Examples for the Irish Parliament
Niall Watters, Providing evidence for parliamentarians to aid their legislative scrutiny role ()
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Bonnie Mathooko, Forging partnerships for effective evidence-based policy work and Parliamentary Scrutiny
Bonnie Mathooko, Forging partnerships for effective evidence-based policy work and Parliamentary Scrutiny: A Practical Approach
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Heather Lank, Evolving and enhancing research services in a changing parliamentary context
Heather Lank, Evolving and enhancing research services in a changing parliamentary context
Heather Lank, Evolving and enhancing research services in a changing parliamentary context ()
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Patricia Dowling, The Oireachtas Library: A digital journey
Patricia Dowling, The Oireachtas Library: A digital journey
Patricia Dowling, The Oireachtas Library: A digital journey ()
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Paola Mandillo, The Italian Chamber of Deputies Library’s contribution to the implementation of the “Historical Portal of the Chamber of Deputies”
Paola Mandillo, The Italian Chamber of Deputies Library’s contribution to the implementation of the “Historical Portal of the Chamber of Deputies”
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Ellie Valentine, Parliamentary Information in Times of Crisis
Ellie Valentine, Parliamentary Information in Times of Crisis: The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Speaks with their Citizens
Ellie Valentine, Parliamentary Information in Times of Crisis ()
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Sonia Bebbington, Reframing historical collections in contemporary times
Sonia Bebbington, Reframing historical collections in contemporary times
Sonia Bebbington, Reframing historical collections in contemporary times ()
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Joonhwa Jung, The Evolution of Research Services Through Data, Cooperation, Sharing and Openness
Joonhwa Jung, The Evolution of Research Services Through Data, Cooperation, Sharing and Openness: Experiences of the NARS, Republic of Korea
Joonhwa Jung, The Evolution of Research Services Through Data, Cooperation, Sharing and Openness ()
Published on 22 Jul 2022
Briefing Paper, Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022
This Briefing paper sets out the amendments to the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 proposed by the Government in the General Scheme and sets them in the context of issues raised in the most recent statutory review of the Act (2020) and in Private Members’ Bills recently approved by the Dáil, and the Committee hearings and report on the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020
Briefing Paper, Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 18 Jul 2022
L&RS Note: Regulation of Gambling Advertising
The Note considers some of the main literature relating to exposure of vulnerable groups and wider society to gambling advertising as well as highlighting measures that have been introduced in other countries. It looks at recent legislative developments which have taken place in Ireland and based on stakeholder commentary and secondary research it identifies three key issues relating to regulation of gambling advertising: (1) Balancing controls on gambling advertising; (2) Impact of gambling advertising in sport; and (3) Exposure of vulnerable groups to advertising [Keywords: People and Communities, Health, Culture and Sport]
Published on 18 Jul 2022
Bill Digest: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022
The purpose of this Bill is to provide for emergency measures to ensure and protect the security of the supply of electricity [Keywords: Environment and energy]
Bill Digest: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 15 Jul 2022
Bill Digest: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022
This Bill provides for a number of changes to the judicial appointments system in Ireland [Keywords: Justice and crime; Parliament and Government]
Published on 12 Jul 2022
Bill Digest: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022
This Bill provides for the payment of grants for the remediation of certain dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks in their construction [Keywords: Housing and planning, Economy and finance]
Bill Digest: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022 ()
Published on 24 Jun 2022
Bill Digest: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022
The Bill seeks to provide a modern statutory framework supporting decision-making by adults, end wardship, and give further effect to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) [Keywords: Capacity, Assisted Decision-Making, Disability]
Bill Digest: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022 ()
Published on 9 Jun 2022
Bill Digest: Consumer Rights Bill 2022
The Bill amends and consolidates the current law on the rights and remedies in the main types of consumer contract, and transposes relevant EU rules on enforcement, digital contracts, and contracts for the sale of goods. [Keywords: Business and industry, International and EU affairs]
Published on 11 May 2022
L&RS Note: Flexible Working Arrangements: Overview and comparative research
This note explores the right-to-request Flexible Working Arrangements (FWA), including its applications across other jurisdictions, with a view to informing legislative options to promote FWA in the Irish context [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance, People and communities]
L&RS Note: Flexible Working Arrangements: Overview and comparative research ()