Proposed Bill  

Purpose as per Legislative Programme 

Expected Publication Date

Water Services Bill

To provide Irish Water with the necessary powers to deliver water services including through service level agreements with local authorities, to define the relationship between Irish Water, local authorities and the economic and environmental regulators, to set out the legal basis for domestic water charges, to extend the water regulatory powers of CER and to provide for related matters

During the Autumn 2013 Session

Electricity (Supply) (Electronic Communications Networks) (Amendment) Bill

To provide for amendments to the Electricity (Supply) Acts 1927 to 2004

During the Autumn 2013 Session

Minerals Development Bill

To modernise and consolidate all mineral development legislation

During the Autumn 2013 Session

Geothermal Energy Development Bill

To provide a legislative framework for the vesting, licensing and regulation of the development of geothermal energy

Late 2014

Common Arrangements for Gas Bill

To amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and to allow for arrangements to be put in place to facilitate an all-island gas market

2014

EirGrid Bill

To establish EirGrid in primary legislation

2014