Bill 

 Purpose as per Legislative Programme 

Current Status/
Expected Publication Date
 

Freedom of Information Bill 2013  

To amend the Freedom of Information legislation in line with the Programme for Government Commitments 

Second Stage in Seanad Éireann
 

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014  

To provide for the regulation of lobbying activity  

Order for Second Stage in Dáil Éireann
 

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 
 

To put in place data protection measures in relation to the introduction of a National Postcode System  

2015 

Electoral (Amendment) (Referendum Spending and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill
 

To provide for the disclosure of expenditure and donations at a referendum campaign and to provide for the extension of the spending limit period that applies at Presidential, Dáil, European Parliament and local elections  

2015  

Data Sharing Bill 

To underpin better risk-based enforcement, efficiency and cooperation in business regulation, by allowing specified public bodies to share specified data relating to businesses  

No indication as to when publication is expected  

Public Sector Standards Bill  

To reform the existing legislative framework in relation to ethics regulation for those in public office 

2015  

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill   
 

To provide for the dissolution of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and consequential provisions 

During the Autumn 2014 Session 

Data-Sharing and Governance Bill     

To implement measures to improve data-sharing and governance 

2015