Updated to 23 October 2025
			(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
			
	
		
		
		Contents
		
		
		Commencement
		
            
            
                | Section | 
                Commencement/Effective Date 
                    Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
                 | 
                Commencement Information | 
            
            
			
			
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						Ss. 1-2 | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						Ss. 3-6 | 
					
						25 September 2000 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(5) | 
				
			
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						S. 7 | 
					
						17 September 1997 | 
					Commenced as per s 1(4) | 
				
			
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						Ss. 8-10 | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
					| 
						S. 11 | 
					
						17 September 1997 | 
					Commenced as per s 1(4) | 
				
			
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						Ss. 12-21 | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						Ss. 22-24 | 
					
						25 September 2000 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(5) | 
				
			
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						Ss. 25-26 | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						S. 27(1) | 
					
						25 September 2000 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(5) | 
				
			
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						S. 27(2) | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						S. 28 | 
					
						25 September 2000 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(5) | 
				
			
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						Ss. 29-30 | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						S. 31 | 
					
						25 September 2000 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(5) | 
				
			
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						Ss. 32-33 | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						S. 34(a) | 
					
						25 September 2000 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(5) | 
				
			
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						S. 34(b) | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						S. 35 | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						S. 36 | 
					
						25 September 2000 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(5) | 
				
			
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						S. 37 | 
					
						26 June 1997 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(3) | 
				
			
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						S. 38 | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						S. 39(a) | 
					
						17 September 1997 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(4) | 
				
			
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						S. 39(b) | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
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						S. 39(c) | 
					
						26 June 1997 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(3) | 
				
			
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						S. 39(d) | 
					
						26 June 1997 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(3) | 
				
			
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						S. 39(e) | 
					
						17 September 1997 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(4) | 
				
			
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						S. 40 | 
					
						26 June 1997 | 
					Commenced as per s. 1(3) | 
				
			
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						Ss. 41-59 | 
					
						16 July 2001 | 
					Commenced on enactment, s. 1(2) | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
                                 Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
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							Commencement Source | 
					    
			
			
			
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						Trans. of cert. functns. under | 
					S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 | 
					
								29 July 2011 | 
							S.I. No. 418 of 2011, arts. 1(2) | 
					    
			
					| 
						Pt. 10 approved organisations designated | 
					S.I. No. 17 of 2007, art. 2 and sch., art. 3 | 
					
								16 July 2001 | 
							S.I. No. 17 of 2007, art. 2 | 
					    
			
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					S.I. No. 110 of 2006, art. 2 and sch., art. 3 | 
					
								16 July 2001 | 
							S.I. No. 110 of 2006, art. 2 | 
					    
			
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						S. 55(2A) subsec. ins. | 
					17/2009, ss. 6, 10(2) | 
					
								14 July 2009 | 
							Comes into operation on the first day of the parliamentary term beginning in 2009, s. 10(2) | 
					    
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
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						S. 3 | 
					Oireachtas (Allowances) (Members and Holders of Parliamentary and Certain Ministerial Offices) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 289 of 2025) | 
				
			
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						S. 3A | 
					Oireachtas (Allowances) (Members and Holders of Parliamentary and Certain Ministerial Offices) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 289 of 2025) | 
				
			
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						S. 4 | 
					Oireachtas (Allowances) (Members and Holders of Parliamentary and Certain Ministerial Offices) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 289 of 2025) | 
				
			
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						S. 8 | 
					Oireachtas (Allowances) (Members and Holders of Parliamentary and Certain Ministerial Offices) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 289 of 2025) | 
				
			
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						S. 48 | 
					Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 17 of 2007) | 
				
			
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					Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 110 of 2006) |