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No. 86 of 2022

Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022

Public bill · Government · Presented

Strengthens the rules for Ireland’s communications sector by updating EU-wide telecoms law, giving ComReg stronger powers to enforce standards, and setting clearer duties on network and service providers to protect security and deal with incidents. It also gives consumers more protection through better complaint handling, service-quality standards, a customer charter and compensation where providers fall short, while allowing urgent action and tougher penalties for serious breaches. The title also mentions changes to the Digital Hub Development Agency and postal funding, but those parts are not covered in the explanatory text provided here.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to give effect to certain provisions of Directive 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code; to provide that providers of public electronic communications networks and providers of publicly available electronic communications services take appropriate and proportionate measures to manage the risks posed to the security of networks and services; to enable the Minister to take measures in respect of the supply of critical components by vendors considered high-risk in order to safeguard the security of supply of such components; to provide for measures to assist consumers and other end-users; to provide for the resolution of certain complaints and disputes; to provide for interim measures to prevent certain breaches; to lay down rules on administrative sanctions applicable to breaches of regulatory provisions, including provisions adopted, and binding decisions of the Commission for Communications Regulation, pursuant to that Directive, in order to ensure that such provisions are implemented and that penalties for failure to do so are appropriate, effective, proportionate and dissuasive; to amend the European Union (Electronic Communications Code) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 444 of 2022); to amend the Communications Regulation Act 2002; to amend the Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003; to amend the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 to enable funding to be made available for the purposes of maintaining the post office network and countering consequences of withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 11 September 2024

Sponsor
  • Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Primary
Progress
  • First Stage
    Dáil
  • Second Stage
    Dáil
  • Committee Stage
    Dáil
  • Report Stage
    Dáil
  • Fifth Stage
    Dáil
  • Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Committee Stage
    Seanad
  • Report Stage
    Seanad
  • Fifth Stage
    Seanad Enacted
  • Enacted
    Enacted
Debates
  • Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad
    Dáil
  • Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages
    Seanad
  • Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage
    Seanad
  • Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages
    Dáil
  • Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage
    Select Committee on Transport and Communications
  • Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage
    Select Committee on Transport and Communications
  • Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed)
    Dáil
  • Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Referral to Select Committee
    Dáil
  • Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage
    Dáil

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