Acts to date are published electronically on the Irish Statute Book website.
Acts
Air Pollution (Amendment) Act 2026
Act 14/2026.
An Act to amend the Air Pollution Act 1987 to make new provision for the appointment and powers of authorised persons, for offences, penalties, fixed payment notices and compliance notices, for regulations relating to fuel, for the establishment of registers, appointment of registration bodies and registration on such registers, for the forfeiture of articles connected with an offence, and for the sharing of information, and for other purposes; and to provide for related matters.
Signed: 18 June 2026
Commencement: This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.
Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Act 2026
Act 15/2026.
An Act to amend the Microenterprise Loan Fund Act 2012 to provide for the authorised share capital of Microfinance Ireland to be transferred from the Social Finance Foundation to the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment; for a board of directors of Microfinance Ireland; for a chief executive officer of Microfinance Ireland; for arrangements for superannuation benefits for members of the staff of Microfinance Ireland; and to provide for related matters.
Signed: 25 June 2026
Commencement: This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.
Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Act 2026
Act 17/2026.
An Act to provide for a scheme of registration and inspection of persons who provide certain support services to older persons and persons with disabilities in their private dwellings; and, for those purposes, to amend the Health Act 2007; and to provide for related matters.
Signed: 1 July 2026
Commencement: This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.
Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Act 2026
Act 19/2026.
An Act to amend the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 for the purpose of giving full effect to Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 20171 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA; and to provide for related matters.
Signed: 7 July 2026
Commencement: This Act shall come into operation on the day immediately following the day of its passing.
Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Act 2026
Act 20/2026.
An Act to prohibit the sale of certain devices that vaporise substances, other than tobacco, for the purpose of inhalation through a mouthpiece and that are not designed or intended to be re-used; to provide for enforcement measures in relation to the prohibition on the sale of such devices; to provide for certain related offences; and to provide for related matters.
Signed: 15 July 2026
Commencement: This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes and different provisions.
Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Act 2026
Act 21/2026.
An Act to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as Oifig an Stiúrthóra um Chomhar Idirnáisiúnta Ceartais Choiriúil or, in the English language, as Office of the Director of Criminal Justice International Cooperation; to give effect to Directive (EU) 2023/1544 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 20231 laying down harmonised rules on the designation of designated establishments and the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering electronic evidence in criminal proceedings; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 20232 on European Production Orders and European Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal proceedings and for the execution of custodial sentences following criminal proceedings and to provide for penalties for failure to comply with obligations arising thereunder; to give further effect to Regulation (EU) 2021/784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 20213 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online; and to provide for related matters.
Signed: 15 July 2025
Commencement: This Act, other than sections 1 to 3, Part 2 and section 26, shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.
National Treasury Management Agency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026
Act 22/2026.
An Act to provide for the dissolution of the National Asset Management Agency; to provide for the transfer to the National Treasury Management Agency of the assets, rights, liabilities, obligations, causes of action and entitlements of, or relating to, the National Asset Management Agency; to provide for the transfer to the National Treasury Management Agency or a subsidiary of it of certain assets, rights, liabilities, obligations and entitlements of, or relating to, the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited; to provide for additional functions of the National Treasury Management Agency and certain subsidiaries of it; for those purposes to provide for the repeal of the National Asset Management Agency Act 2009 and to amend the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Act 2013 and the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.
Signed: 15 July 2026
Commencement: This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or provisions. An order under subsection (2) may, in respect of the repeal or amendment, as the case may be, of the enactments specified in Schedules 1 to 3, effected by section 4, appoint different days for the repeal or amendment of different enactments or different provisions of them.
Act 24/2026.
An Act to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance.
Signed: 15 July 2026
Commencement: This Act shall be construed together with the statutes which relate to duties of excise and to the management of those duties.
Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Act 2026
Act 25/2026.
An Act to confer a power on the Minister for Transport, in the public interest and having regard to the strategic importance of Dublin Airport in supporting international connectivity, trade, tourism, investment and the movement of persons and cargo to, from and within the State, to make an order to amend or revoke a planning condition relating to the number of passengers that may use Dublin Airport for the purpose of travelling by air to or from another airport; to enable daa, public limited company, to make an application to the Minister for Transport for that purpose; to provide, before the making of such an order, for environmental assessments to be carried out by An Coimisiún Pleanála for the purposes of Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 20111 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 20002 establishing a framework for community action in the field of water policy and Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 19923 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora; to limit, having regard to the aforementioned importance of Dublin Airport, the planning conditions that may be imposed on development at that Airport and, for that purpose, to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Planning and Development Act 2024; to amend the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019; to provide an exemption from the application of section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; and to provide for related matters.
Signed: 16 July 2026
Commencement: This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may, by order or orders, appoint, either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or provisions.
Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Act 2026
Act 26/2026.
An Act to provide for the carrying out of biometric analysis by members of Garda personnel in certain circumstances; to provide for the preparation of codes of practice in relation to the carrying out of such biometric analysis and, for those and other purposes, to amend the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Act 2023; and to provide for related matters.
Signed: 16 July 2026
Commencement: This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.
Bills
The current status of all Bills can be viewed under Bills and Acts on the Oireachtas website
Statutory Instruments
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (BIRDS AND NATURAL HABITATS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 320/2026.
Commencement: 9 July 2026
SI 321/2026.
Commencement: 15 July 2026
EUROPEAN UNION (EUROPEAN SINGLE ACCESS POINT) (NO. 4) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 322/2026.
Commencement: 15 June 2026
EUROPEAN UNION (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) (RENEWABLE ENERGY) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 323/2026.
Commencement: 9 July 2026
FINANCE ACT 2025 (SECTION 45) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2026
SI 324/2026.
Commencement: 10 July 2026
PUBLIC HEALTH (TOBACCO) ACT 2002 (FIXED PAYMENT NOTICE) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 325/2026.
Commencement: 20 July 2026
EUROPEAN UNION (CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 326/2026.
Commencement: 10 July 2026
SUPERANNUATION (DESIGNATION OF APPROVED ORGANISATIONS) REGULATIONS, 2026
SI 327/2026.
Commencement: 13 July 2026
SI 328/2026.
Commencement: 14 July 2026
SI 330/2026.
Commencement: 20 July 2026
DISTRICT COURT (DAYS AND HOURS) (AUGUST SITTINGS) ORDER 2026
SI 331/2026.
Commencement: 1 August 2026
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (CARBON BORDER ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 332/2026.
Commencement: 3 July 2026
SI 333/2026.
Commencement: 8 July 2026
SI 334/2026.
Commencement: 8 July 2026
EUROPEAN UNION (ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING: BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF TRUSTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 335/2026.
Commencement: 16 July 2026
FILM (ENHANCED CREDIT AMOUNT FOR VISUAL EFFECTS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 336/2026.
Commencement: 16 July 2026
FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND ACT 1998 (AMENDMENT OF FIRST SCHEDULE) ORDER 2026
SI 337/2026.
Commencement: 15 July 2026
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (EXEMPTED DEVELOPMENT (ACT OF 2000)) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 338/2026.
Commencement: 27 July 2026
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (EXEMPTED DEVELOPMENT (ACT OF 2000)) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 339/2026.
Commencement: 27 July 2026
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (EXEMPTED DEVELOPMENT (ACT OF 2000)) (NO. 3) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 340/2026.
Commencement: 27 July 2026
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (EXEMPTED DEVELOPMENT (ACT OF 2000)) (NO. 4) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 341/2026.
Commencement: 27 July 2026
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (EXEMPTED DEVELOPMENT (ACT OF 2000)) (NO. 5) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 342/2026.
Commencement: 27 July 2026
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (EXEMPTED DEVELOPMENT (ACT OF 2000)) (NO. 6) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 343/2026.
Commencement: 27 July 2026
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (EXEMPTED DEVELOPMENT (ACT OF 2000)) (NO. 7) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 344/2026.
Commencement: 27 July 2026
SI 345/2026.
Commencement: 16 July 2026
EUROPEAN UNION (ENERGY EFFICIENCY OBLIGATION SCHEME) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 346/2026.
Commencement: 9 July 2026
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACT 2026 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2026
SI 347/2026.
Commencement: 17 July 2026
CENTRAL BANK ACT 1942 (SECTION 32D) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 348/2026.
Commencement: 20 July 2026
EUROPEAN UNION (RESTRICTIVE MEASURES CONCERNING RUSSIA) (NO. 7) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 349/2026.
Commencement: 20 July 2026
SI 350/2026.
Commencement: 16 July 2026
SI 351/2026.
Commencement: 16 July 2026
SI 352/2026.
Commencement: 16 July 2026
ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1994 (DETENTION OF VEHICLES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 354/2026.
Commencement: 14 August 2026
NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2026 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2026
SI 355/2026.
Commencement: See SI for Parts
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (SAFETY OF TOYS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 356/2026.
Commencement: 29 August 2026
SI 357/2026.
Commencement: 22 July 2026
NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2026 (DISSOLUTION DAY) ORDER 2026
SI 358/2026.
Commencement: 1 August 2026
BUILDING CONTROL (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 359/2026.
Commencement: 27 July 2026
HEALTH INFORMATION ACT 2026 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2026
SI 360/2026.
Commencement: 17 August 2026
PUBLIC HEALTH (SINGLE-USE VAPES) ACT 2026 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2026
SI 361/2026.
Commencement: 24 July 2026
EUROPEAN UNION (RESTRICTIVE MEASURES CONCERNING UKRAINE) (NO. 8) REGULATIONS 2026
SI 363/2026.
Commencement: 22 July 2026
SI 364/2026.
Commencement: 23 July 2026
SI 365/2026.
Commencement: 21 July 2026
DUBLIN AIRPORT (PASSENGER CAPACITY) ACT 2026 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2026
SI 366/2026.
Commencement: 27 July 2026
