| Bill |
Purpose as per Legislative Programme |
Current Status/Expected Publication Date |
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| Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 |
To enable an education provider to describe itself in certain circumstances as a university, to amend the Universities Act 1997; to amend the Education Act 1998 and to amend the Student Support Act 2011 |
Second Stage in Dáil Éireann |
| Gender Recognition Bill 2014 |
To provide for legal recognition of the acquired gender of transgender people |
Order for Second Stage in Seanad Éireann |
| Workplace Relations Bill 2014 |
To provide for reform of statutory Workplace Relations Bodies |
Report Stage Resumed in Dáil Éireann |
| Apprenticeship Bill |
To provide for the protections and responsibilities applying to employers and apprenticeships in light of the introduction of new apprenticeships and to provide for new governance arrangements for the apprenticeship system |
No indication as to when publication is expected |
| Minimum Wage (Amendment) (Low Pay Commission) Bill |
To put in place a body that will make recommendations to the Minister on the appropriate level of the minimum wage and related matters |
During the Spring/Summer 2015 Session |
| Family Leave Bill |
To consolidate with amendments all family leave legislation |
Late 2015 |
| Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill |
To provide a new legislative framework to address issues arising from the Supreme Court ruling striking down REAs |
During the Spring/Summer 2015 Session |
| Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill |
To provide for any legislative changes required to deal with the Programme for Government commitment on collective bargaining rights |
During the Spring/Summer 2015 Session |
| Universities (Amendment) Bill |
To give the Minister the power to require universities to comply with government guidelines on remuneration, allowances, pensions and staffing numbers in the University sector |
During the Spring/Summer 2015 Session |
| Higher Education Bill |
To modernise the legislative framework underpinning the governance and functions of the Higher Education Authority and the governance structures of the universities |
2015 |
| Technological Universities Bill |
To provide for the establishment of Technological Universities and the amendment of IoT/DIT and HEA Acts |
During the Spring/Summer 2015 Session |
WILLIAM FRY
