Legislation update - 10 October
New Acts and Statutory Instruments.
Acts
No Acts signed since 23 July 2024
Acts to date are published electronically on the Irish Statute Book website.
Bills
The current status of all Bills can be viewed under Bills & Acts on the Oireachtas website
Statutory Instruments
SI 493/2024.
Commencement: 27 September 2024
SI 494/2024. These Regulations set out the various requirements to be complied with by a person operating a childminding service, for the purpose of securing the health, safety and welfare and promoting the development of children.
Commencement: See SI for parts
SI 495/2024.
Commencement: 30 September 2024
SI 496/2024. The purpose of these Regulations is to amend the Credit Union Act 1997 (Regulatory Requirements) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 1 of 2016).
Commencement: 30 September 2024
SI 497/2024.
Commencement: 1 October 2024
SI 498/2024. These Regulations make amendments further to the European Union (Corporate Sustainability Reporting) Regulations 2024 S.I. No. 336/2024.
Commencement: 1 October 2024
SI 499/2024. This Order provides for the commencement of Part 3 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024. Part 3 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 amends the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005 to provide for a new Jobseeker’s PayRelated Benefit scheme. This Order provides that, apart from specified provisions of Section 13, Part 3 shall commence from 31st March 2025. This is the date from which the Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit scheme shall come into effect. A number of specified provisions of Section 13 shall commence from 1st October 2024. This will enable regulations that shall be made under these provisions to be laid before, and the approval by resolution sought of, the Houses of the Oireachtas, as required by Section 4(5) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005, in advance of the introduction of the Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit scheme. The new Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit will be available to people who become fully unemployed on or after the date on which the scheme commences, who have a strong and recent attachment to the labour market, and who are available for and genuinely seeking employment. Key features of the new scheme include: The weekly rate of payment for people who have at least 5 years paid PRSI contributions will be set at 60% of previous earnings, subject to a maximum of €450 for the first 3 months. After that, the rate will reduce to 55% of earnings, subject to a maximum of €375 for the following 3 months. A further 3 months will be paid at the rate of 50%, up to a maximum €300 payment. For people who have between 2 and 5 years paid contributions, the rate will be set at 50% of previous earnings subject to a maximum for €300 per week and 6 month’s duration.
Commencement: See SI for parts
SI 500/2024. This order provides for the commencement of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Act 2024, as provided for in Section 1 of the Act, as follows: The commencement of Parts 1 (Preliminary and General), 2 (An Túdarás Náisiúnta Um Uathrollú Coigiltis Scoir), 6 (Communications and Services) and 7 (Information Sharing and Data Protection) on the 31st of March 2025; and The commencement of all remaining Parts of the Act on the 30th of September 2025, which includes Parts 3 (Enrolment and Contributions), 4 (Investment), 5 (Payment out of Accounts), 8 (Reviews and Appeals) and 9 (Compliance and Enforcement).
Commencement: See SI for parts
SI 501/2024. These Regulations define “prescribed birthweight” and “prescribed gestational age” for the purposes of Notifiable Incident 1.10 and 1.11 in Schedule 1 of the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023, only.
Commencement: 1 October 2024
SI 502/2024.
Commencement: See SI for parts
SI 503/2024.
Commencement: 9 April 2024
SI 504/2024.
Commencement: 9 April 2024
SI 505/2024.
Commencement: 9 April 2024
SI 506/2024.
Commencement: 8 July 2024
