Bills Tracker

This Tracker automatically monitors in real-time all proposed Bills from the EU and the Irish Parliament.

What This Tracker Contains

  • EU & Irish Draft Legislation: Live tracking of proposed regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations and opinions originating from the EU (various EU bodies) and bills originating from the Houses of the Oireachtas (Dáil & Seanad).

  • Real-Time Stage Monitoring: Clear tracking of the legislative process from First Reading to Committee Scrutiny through to enactment.

  • Sponsor & Tag Categorisation: Clear identification of bill sponsors, such as MEP Rapporteurs, TDs or Ministers and specific sub-sector tags (e.g. AI, Cybersecurity, etc.).

  • Direct Source Links: Provides direct links to the official parliamentary procedure files and draft bill texts.

NB: This tracker updates automatically based on recent activity. Hence, in cases such as the European Parliament and Dáil summer recess, this would mean there would be less activity to populate the tracker.

Disclaimer: While this tracker updates automatically via official open-data feeds and is also manually updated and reviewed, it is intended for general reference purposes only.

How to Utilise This Tracker

  • Strategic Planning: Use the ‘Date Introduced’ and ‘Stage’ columns to monitor draft legislation months before it potentially becomes binding statutory law.

  • Core Objectives: Review the ‘Bill Description’ and ‘Key Objectives’ columns for a concise breakdown of the primary statutory requirements and legislative scope.

  • Executive Oversight: Reference the ‘Potential Impact’ column to evaluate specific business operations implications and potential financial liabilities.

  • Interactive Reading: Access the URLs in the ‘Link’ column for official parliamentary files.

Government Legislation Programme

Another valuable tool for tracking upcoming legislation is the Government Legislation Programme, published every quarter by the Government of Ireland.

This programme outlines Cabinet priorities and highlights the key bills the Government intends to progress through the Houses of the Oireachtas during the parliamentary session.

You can access the official Legislation Programme Summer 2026 here .

Or review my tailored Digital Markets & Tech-specific breakdown below:

Digital Markets & Tech Breakdown:

Government Legislation Programme (Summer 2026)

Priority Publication (Scheduled for Dáil Debates This Session)

  • Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Non-Personal Data Bill (see page 7)

    • Primary Objective: Gives national statutory effect to the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) and the EU Data Act (Regulation (EU) 2023/2854).

    • Key Provisions: Establishes Ireland’s National Central AI Office as the central coordinating authority. Formally designates ComReg and the CCPC as national competent authorities for non-personal data governance, introducing administrative financial sanctions for non-compliance.

    • Compliance Tier: 🔴 Level 3 (see here)

  • National Cyber Security Bill (see page 10)

    • Primary Objective: Transposes the NIS 2 Directive (EU 2022/2555) into Irish law.

    • Key Provisions: Formally designates the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as the competent authority and national CSIRT. Imposes direct liability, mandatory incident reporting timelines, and cybersecurity risk-management duties on c-suite/management boards of in-scope digital infrastructure entities.

    • Compliance Tier: 🔴 Level 3 (see here)

  • Criminal Justice (Protection, Preservation of and Access to Data on Information Systems) Bill (see page 10)

    • Primary Objective: Gives domestic effect to key provisions of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and the EU e-Evidence Regulation.

    • Key Provisions: Establishes legal frameworks requiring service providers and cloud hosts to preserve and disclose digital evidence for cross-border criminal investigations.

    • Compliance Tier: 🟡 Level 2 (see here)

Priority Drafting (Under Active Preparation by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government (OPC))

  • Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill (see page 21)

    • Primary Objective: Enhances consumer protection rights within the electronic communications sector.

    • Key Provisions: Establishes a statutory right for consumers to exit telecom and internet service contracts without penalty if mid-contract price-increase clauses are triggered.

    • Compliance Tier: 🟡 Level 2 (see here)

  • Consumer Protection, Competition and Enforcement Bill (see page 22)

    • Primary Objective: Modernises consumer rights and digital product liability standards in line with EU directives.

    • Key Provisions: Extends administrative financial penalties for prohibited online commercial practices, enhances CCPC enforcement powers, and equips public procurement oversight with digital bid-rigging detection tools.

    • Compliance Tier: 🟡 Level 2 (see here)

  • Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill (see page 26)

    • Primary Objective: Replaces outdated 1993 postal and telecommunications interception laws to address modern digital messaging networks.

    • Key Provisions: Establishes statutory protocols for law enforcement access to electronic communications data, covert surveillance software oversight, and mobile device scanning technologies.

    • Compliance Tier: 🟡 Level 2 (see here)