Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-14
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Maria Byrne (CC), Agricultural Panel

Would you like me to read it now? Amendment No. 1 in the name of Senator McCarthy would provide that the Minister shall not commence the Act until a human rights and equality impact assessment has been conducted and a strategy has been devised. The amendment further provides that this assessment shall include the views of various specified organisations. It is an established principle that amendments which would make the commencement of an Act contingent on actions external to the control of the Houses themselves are not in order. As this is in conflict with the general principles of the Bill as agreed on Second Stage, that general principle being that the Act may be commenced by the Minister and become law following enactment, the amendment must be ruled out of order in accordance with Standing Order 165 as it is in conflict with the principle of the Bill as read a Second Time.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-14