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Employment, Equality & Education: Legislative Programme Spring/Summer 2015

Bill Purpose as per Legislative Programme  Current Status/Expected Publication Date 
     
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