The Irish Government recently published its Legislation Programme for Summer 2026 setting out the Government’s priorities for the coming thirteen-week summer session.
It includes details of proposed legislation such as the General Scheme of Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026 to give full effect in Ireland to the EU Regulation on Artificial Intelligence, including the establishment of the national AI central office which was approved in December 2025/Jan 2026. It also references proposed legislation on Cyber Security. The heads of Bill of the National Cyber Security Bill were published in July 2024.
The Co-operative Societies Bill and the Miscellaneous Provisions (Registration of Limited Partnerships and Business Names) Bill are still on the programme. The General Scheme of the Co-operative Societies Bill which proposes to repeal the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1893-2021 and provide a modern and effective legislative framework suitable for the diverse range of organisations using the co-operative model in Ireland was published in 2022. The heads of the general scheme for the Miscellaneous Provisions (Registration of Limited Partnerships and Business Names) Bill was published in July 2024 as both the limited partnership and business names legislation require updating to provide for modern business practices for those engaged in business using a business name or the limited partnership model.
Finally on this topic, the programme indicates that heads are in preparation on a Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill to transpose certain aspects of the EU’s 6th Anti-Money laundering package that require primary legislation.
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