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No. 95 of 2021

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021

Public bill · Government · Presented

The measure would let pubs and other licensed premises legally sell alcohol in approved outdoor seating areas, including spaces on public land or private land beside the premises, as a temporary Covid-era rule. It would also give Gardaí clearer powers to check compliance, require proof of authorisation, and treat some outdoor areas as public places for public order rules, while giving the Minister power to limit serving hours. It would also raise the maximum number of ordinary High Court judges from 37 to 42, with room to add one more in certain circumstances, to help deal with the court backlog caused by the pandemic.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to— A. make provision, on a temporary basis, for the sale or supply of intoxicating liquor in certain circumstances in seating areas located outside licensed premises in order to allow, in the public interest and having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19, the businesses of licensees of such premises to operate in a manner that mitigates the spread of that disease; to provide for the application of certain enactments to those outdoor seating areas; to provide for additional enforcement measures in respect of those outdoor seating areas to ensure compliance with those enactments; to provide for additional bases for objection to renewal of licences and, in the case of clubs, certificates of registration, in respect of such premises, and provide for related matters, and B. provide for an increase in the number of ordinary judges of the High Court and, for that purpose, to amend the Courts and Court Officers Act 1995, and provide for related matters.

Last updated 11 September 2024

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  • Minister for Justice Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
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  • Second Stage
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  • Committee Stage
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  • Report Stage
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  • Fifth Stage
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  • Second Stage
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  • Committee Stage
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  • Report Stage
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  • Fifth Stage
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  • Enacted
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Debates
  • Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages
    Seanad
  • Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages
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