New Acts and Statutory Instruments.
Acts
Act 16/2024. An Act to provide for the establishment of a fund to be known as the Future Ireland Fund for the purpose of supporting, in a consistent and sustainable manner, State expenditure in any year from 2041; to provide for the establishment of a fund to be known as the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund for the purpose of supporting State expenditure, in 2026 or any year thereafter, in the event of a significant deterioration, or likely such deterioration, in the economic or fiscal position of the State and for the purpose of supporting State expenditure, between 2026 and 2030, on certain environmental projects; to provide for the control and management of those funds by the National Treasury Management Agency; to provide for the transfer of certain assets to those funds; to provide for the dissolution of the National Surplus (Exceptional Contingencies) Reserve Fund and the transfer of the assets of that fund to the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund; for those and other purposes to amend the National Treasury Management Agency Act 1990, the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 and certain other enactments and to repeal the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019; and to provide for related matters.
Signed: 18 June 2024
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 or different provisions.
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 289/2024. The purpose of the Order is to restate and amend the ESB Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, in accordance with the provisions contained in the Schedule.
Commencement: 13 June 2024
SI 292/2024.
Commencement: 1 October 2024
SI 293/2024.
Commencement: 1 October 2024
SI 294/2024. These Regulations amend the Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No 508 of 2009) which are designed to promote the segregation and recovery of food waste arising in the commercial sector. The Regulations of 2009 have been amended to obligate all commercial premises to segregate their food waste (other than those commercial premises specifically exempted under those Regulations) in line with the requirements in the European Union Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC) that bio-waste is either separated and recycled at source or is collected separately and is not mixed with other types of waste.
Commencement: 1 July 2024
SI 295/2024.
Commencement: 21 May 2024
SI 296/2024. This Order fixes the statutory minimum rates of remuneration and other conditions of employment for the category of workers entitled Early Years Educators and School Age Childcare (SAC) Practitioners
Commencement: 24 June 2024
SI 297/2024. This Order fixes the statutory minimum rates of remuneration and other conditions of employment for the category of workers entitled (A) Lead Educators (Room Leaders) and School Age Childcare (SAC) Coordinators (Including graduate rate) (B) Deputy / Assistant Managers (C) Centre Manager (Including graduate rate).
Commencement: 24 June 2024
SI 298/2024. This Order revokes and re-enacts with modifications the Irish Aviation Authority (Operations) Order, 2006 (S.I. No. 61 of 2006) to give effect to Parts 1,2, and 3 of Annex 6 to the Convention. The Order both implements Annex 6 (Parts 1, 2 and 3) to the Convention in the State and the EASA Regulation and Rules applicable to the operation of aircraft.
Commencement: 1 July 2024
SI 299/2024.
Commencement: 28 June 2024
SI 300/2024.
Commencement: 1 August 2024
SI 301/2024.
Commencement: 1 July 2024
SI 302/2024. This Order provides for the commencement of section 3 of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (No. 21 of 2022) with effect from 1st July 2024. Section 3 amends the Child Care Act 1991 (the Principal Act) by inserting a definition of the Data Protection Regulation into section 2(1), that is, the interpretation section, of the Principal Act. The following sections of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 came into effect on 21st September 2022 following the making of S.I. No. 464/2022 - Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022: sections 1, 4, 6 and 13.
Commencement: 1 July 2024
SI 303/2024.
Commencement: 1 July 2024
SI 304/2024.
Commencement: 20 June 2024
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