Transport: Legislation Programme Autumn/Winter 2015
Bills currently before the Oireachtas and Bills expected to be published
Bill | Purpose | Current Status/ Expected Publication Date |
Public Transport Bill 2015 | To provide for technical amendments to the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 and the State Airports Act 2004 | Second Stage in Dáil Éireann |
Harbours Bill 2015 | To provide the necessary legal basis to allow for the transfer by Ministerial Order of the control of the five parts of regional significance to local authority led government structures | Committee Stage in Dáil Éireann |
Road Transport Bill | To update road transport operator legislation, to reduce administrative burden on applicants and to improve the enforcement mechanism | 2016 |
Roads (Amendment) Bill | To provide for the transfer of responsibility for certain national roads from road authorities to the National Roads Authority and other amendments to the Roads Act 1993 | 2016 |
Irish Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill | To restructure the Irish Aviation Authority and the Commission for Aviation Regulation into two institutionally separate bodies – a single regulatory authority for aviation with responsibility for both safety and economic regulation of the sector and a separate commercial State company engaged solely in the provision of air navigation services | 2016 |
Large Public Service Vehicle (LPSV) Bill | To modernise the national legislation applicable to the licensing of LPSVs so as to better reflect recent changes in EU law | 2016 |