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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ()
Published on 19 Apr 2022
Bill Digest: Sick Leave Bill 2022
This Bill aims to provide a minimum level of protection to low paid employees, who may have no entitlement to company sick pay schemes [Keywords: Economy and finance, People and communities, Social protection]
Published on 5 Apr 2022
Bill Digest: Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2022
This Bill Digest examines the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022. It analyses selected parts including general conditions for assisted human reproduction (AHR) treatment. [Keywords: Health, People and communities]
Published on 11 Mar 2022
Bill Digest: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022
The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 provides for the establishment of a Media Commission in place of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, transposes the revised provisions of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive into Irish law and sets out a regulatory framework for online safety [Keywords: Business and industry, People and communities, Technology and research]
Bill Digest: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 ()
Published on 28 Feb 2022
L&RS Note: Assisted Human Reproduction Data
This note presents data on a range of treatments, procedures and policies related to Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) in Ireland and internationally. [Keywords: Health, International and EU affairs, People and communities]
Published on 22 Feb 2022
L&RS Note: Insights into the OSMR Bill. Part 3: Introduction to the current legal and regulatory framework
Part three of our series on Insights into the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Bill introduces key aspects of the current legal and regulatory framework. [Business and industry, People and communities, Technology and research]
Published on 22 Feb 2022
L&RS Note: Insights into the OSMR Bill. Part 2: Societal context resource guide
Part two of our series on Insights into the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Bill provides a resource for Members who wish to access detailed empirical data (both national and international) on various aspects of online usage. [Business and industry, People and communities, Technology and research]
L&RS Note: Insights into the OSMR Bill. Part 2: Societal context resource guide ()
Published on 22 Feb 2022
L&RS Note: Insights into the OSMR Bill. Part 1: Introduction and background
Part one of our series on Insights into the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Bill provides an introduction to the OSMR Bill and the policy context underpinning its development.[Keywords: Business and industry, People and communities, Technology and research]
L&RS Note: Insights into the OSMR Bill. Part 1: Introduction and background ()
Published on 8 Dec 2021
Spotlight: Addressing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Part Three: National Strategies/Action Plans to Address GBV.
Part three of a three-part series on addressing gender-based violence (GBV) provides an overview of national strategies/action plans to address gender-based violence from across Europe. [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities, Social protection]
Published on 30 Nov 2021
Bill Digest: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021
This Bill provides for rent increase caps in ‘rent pressure zones’ (RPZs), tenancies of indefinite duration and some additional measures regarding “Part 4 tenancies” [Keywords: Housing and planning, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021 ()
Published on 24 Nov 2021
Bill Digest: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021
This Bill amends and expands road traffic and roads legislation, including to better regulate the use of scramblers/quads, and to legalise the use of e-bikes/e-scooters [Keywords: Justice and crime; People and communities; Rural, maritime and transport]
Published on 18 Nov 2021
Spotlight: Addressing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Part Two: Interventions
Part two of a three-part series on addressing gender-based violence (GBV) presents analysis on evidence-based measures to address GBV and the adoption of these measures in Ireland. [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities, Social protection]
Spotlight: Addressing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Part Two: Interventions ()
Published on 15 Nov 2021
L&RS Note: Addressing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Part One: Overview
Part one of a three-part series on addressing gender-based violence (GBV) provides information on the prevalence of GBV and key causes and risk factors for GBV.[Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities, Social protection]
L&RS Note: Addressing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Part One: Overview ()
Published on 5 Oct 2021
Bill Digest: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021
This Bill intends to facilitate implementation of the new Garda Síochána Operating Model with legislative amendments to effect specific changes to An Garda Síochána structure [Keywords: Justice and crime, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Garda Síochána (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021 ()
Published on 30 Sep 2021
Bill Digest: Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021
This Bill aims to transfer to the Minister for Education responsibility for the governance /oversight of the Child & Family Agency (Tusla)’s education welfare functions [Keywords: Education, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021 ()
Published on 5 Aug 2021
L&RS Note: Youth unemployment rates
This L&RS Note briefly explores the standard youth unemployment rate(s) in Ireland and comparable measures in what is an inherently complex area [Keywords: Economy and finance, People and communities, Social protection]
Published on 20 Jul 2021
Bill Digest: Consumer Protection (Regulation of Retail Credit and Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2021
The purpose of this Bill is, among other things, to extend authorisation requirements in the area of hire-purchase and consumer-hire agreements [Keywords: Business and industry, Economy and finance, People and communities]
Published on 1 Jul 2021
Bill Digest: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021
This Bill primarily provides for temporary extensions for planning authorities in reviewing and drawing up development plans, with the aim to mitigate against Covid-19-related disruptions [Keywords: Environment and energy, Housing and planning, People and communities]
Bill Digest: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021 ()
Published on 31 May 2021
L&RS Note: Background to the Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021
This L&RS Note provides background and analysis for the Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021, “Fair Deal Scheme” of financial support for long-term nursing-home care [Keywords: Health, People and Communities, Social protection]
L&RS Note: Background to the Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021 ()
Published on 21 May 2021
Bill Digest: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021
This Bill aims to prohibit the sale or advertising for sale of event tickets or ticket packages for a price exceeding their original sale price [Keywords: Business and industry, Culture and sport, People and communities]
Published on 20 Apr 2021
L&RS Note: Vaccine Injury Compensation Programmes: An Overview
This L&RS Note provides an overview of no-fault vaccine injury compensation programmes (VICPs) established to compensate individuals who experience a vaccine-related injury [Keywords: Health, People and Communities]
L&RS Note: Vaccine Injury Compensation Programmes: An Overview ()
Published on 25 Mar 2021
Bill Digest: Family Leave Bill 2021
The Family Leave Bill 2021 proposes to increase the duration of Parent’s Leave by three weeks and to enable same-sex couples avail of Adoptive Leave. [Keywords: Parliament and Government, People and communities, Social protection]
Published on 7 Dec 2020
Bill Digest: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020
This Bill ultimately supports health insurance ‘community rating’ and all insured people, regardless of age or health status, paying the same price for health insurance [Keywords: Health]
Published on 9 Nov 2020
L&RS Note: Vaccine Hesitancy: An Overview
The effectiveness of vaccines, including a potential COVID-19 vaccine, depends on uptake levels. This L&RS Note looks at vaccine hesitancy and possible policy responses. [Keywords: Health, People and communities, Technology and research]