Proposed Bill    

Purpose as per Legislation Programme   

Expected Publication Date

Minerals Development Bill

To modernise and consolidate all mineral development legislation

During the Spring/Summer 2014 Session

Water Services (No. 3) 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

2014

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Smart Metering) Bill

To provide powers to the CER to have a legal basis for smart metering, administrative fines and other related matters

2014

Geothermal Energy Development Bill

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

Early 2015

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

To provide for the imposition of financial penalties applicable to infringements by energy undertakings and market participants and other related matters Publication Expected

2015

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

2015

EirGrid Bill

To establish EirGrid in primary legislation

2015