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Public Sector: Legislative Programme Spring/Summer 2015

Bill Purpose as per Legislative Programme  Current Status/ Expected Publication Date 
Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014 To provide for the regulation of lobbying activity Second Stage in Seanad Éireann
Statute Law Revision (Secondary Instruments) Bill To revoke spent or obsolete secondary instruments pre 1820 as part of the on-going Statute Law Revision Project During the Spring/Summer 2015 Session
Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill To provide for the dissolution of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and consequential provisions During the Spring/Summer 2015 Session
Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill To put in place data protection measures in relation to the introduction of a National Postcode System 2015
Public Sector Standards Bill To reform the existing legislative framework in relation to ethics regulation for those in public office 2015
National Archives (Amendment) Bill To amend the transfer of records rule from 30 years to 20 years 2015
Data-Sharing and Governance Bill To implement measures to improve data-sharing and governance 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 No indication as to when publication is expected
Electoral Commission Bill To provide for the establishment of an Electoral Commission No indication as to when publication is expected
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