Bill |
Purpose |
Current Status/ Expected Publication Date |
Tribunals of Inquiry Bill 2005 |
To provide for the establishment of tribunals from time to time to inquire into and report on matters of urgent and significant public importance; to provide for the powers of such tribunals and their suspension and dissolution; to repeal the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Acts 1921 to 2004 |
Order for Report in Dáil Éireann |
Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 |
To provide for the regulation of the provision of legal services and related matters |
Committee Stage in Seanad Éireann |
Judicial Council Bill |
To provide effective remedies for complaints about judicial misbehaviour including lay participation in the investigation of complaints |
During the Autumn/Winter 2015 Session |
Courts (Consolidation and Reform) Bill |
To provide for implementation of recommendations of the Law Reform Commission |
No indication as to when publication is expected |
Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill |
To provide for damages to be awarded in the form of periodic payments to persons suffering catastrophic injuries |
2016 |
Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill |
To introduce a number of amendments to improve the operation and implementation of the Act |
No indication as to when publication is expected |
Family Court Bill |
To establish a dedicated family court structure |
2016 |
Choice of Court (Hague Convention) Bill 2015
|
To put in place the legal arrangements necessary prior to EU ratification of the 2005 Hague Choice of Court Convention |
Committee Stage in Seanad Éireann |
Judicial Appointments Bill |
To reform and update judicial appointments procedures |
2016 |
Juries Bill
|
To give effect to the Law Reform Commission Report on Juries |
No indication as to when publication is expected |
Amendment of the Constitution (Unified Patent Court) Bill |
To amend Article 29 of the Constitution to recognise the International Agreement on a Unified Patent Court |
No indication as to when publication is expected |
Amendment of the Constitution (Removal of Blasphemy) Bill |
To provide for a referendum on removing the crime of blasphemy from the Constitution |
No indication as to when publication is expected |
Civil Law and Courts (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill |
To provide for specific identified legislative changes which require early implementation |
No indication as to when publication is expected |