Dublin Bay Bill 2021

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would create a Dublin Bay Authority as a special committee of the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly, bringing together local council members and outside experts. Its job would be to protect and improve Dublin Bay’s environment, wildlife, water quality and public access, while also helping to coordinate planning, development and anti-pollution work around the bay. It would also extend bathing-water monitoring for Dublin Bay to cover the whole year and set Dublin Bay up as a strategic planning area.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to establish a special committee of the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly to serve as a Dublin Bay Authority; to provide as an objective for the Authority the preservation for current and future generations of the distinctive character of Dublin Bay and its ecology as a coastal resource; to confer on the Authority the function of proposing and promoting policies and priorities for the protection and enhancement of the environment, and in particular the water quality, of Dublin Bay and of its natural habitats and wildlife; and to provide for connected matters.

Last updated 2 May 2025