Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 431 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 21 December 2009 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 590 of 2009), art. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transfer of certain functions under | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3, schedule 1 | ||
| S. 1 amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 3(1) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (No. 11 of 2013), ss. 1(2), 72(1), schedule 6, item 55 | 1 July 2013 | Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 211 of 2013), art. 4 | |
| Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 5 | 1 January 2012 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 683 of 2011) | |
| S. 2 application restricted | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (Section 20(4)) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 316 of 2022), art. 3 | 28 June 2022 | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (Section 20(4)) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 316 of 2022) |
| S. 2(1) amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6(a) | 1 January 2012 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 683 of 2011) |
| S. 2(1A) inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6(b) | 1 January 2012 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 683 of 2011) |
| S. 2(2A) inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 (No. 38 of 2010), s. 7(1) | 22 December 2010 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2(2B) inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6(c) | 1 January 2012 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 683 of 2011) |
| S. 2, tbl. 1 construction of references "Minister" | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 (No. 38 of 2010), s. 7(2) | 22 December 2010 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2(3) deleted | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (34/2017), ss. 24(1)(a), 24(2) | 1 October 2020 | Commenced as per s. 24(2) |
| Ss. 2A, 2B inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 2 | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 2B repealed | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 86(3) | 1 August 2015 | Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 338 of 2015), art. 2(b) |
| S. 3(1)(a) amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 (No. 38 of 2010), s. 8(a) | 22 December 2010 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(1)(b) amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 7(a)(i) | 1 January 2012 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 683 of 2011) |
| S. 3(1)(b)(ii) substituted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 (No. 38 of 2010), s. 8(b) | 22 December 2010 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(1)(c) inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 (No. 38 of 2010), s. 8(c) | 22 December 2010 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 3(1)(c) substituted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 7(a)(ii) | 1 January 2012 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 683 of 2011) |
| S. 3(4) amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 39 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 7(b) | 1 January 2012 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 683 of 2011) |
| S. 3(4) inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 (No. 38 of 2010), s. 8(d) | 22 December 2010 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4(1) amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 3(2) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4(2) substituted | Public Service Pay Act 2021 (15/2021), s. 2(a) | 5 July 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 4(3) amended | Public Service Pay Act 2021 (15/2021), s. 2(b) | 5 July 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 5(1) deleted | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (34/2017), ss. 24(1)(b), 24(3) | ||
| Ss. 5(1), 5(2) amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), ss. 3(3)(a), 3(3)(b) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 5(2) amended | Public Service Pay Act 2021 (15/2021), s. 3 | 5 July 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| Ss. 5(5), 5(6) inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (No. 39 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 10 | 30 November 2015 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 546 of 2015), art. 2 |
| Ss. 5(5), 5(6) substituted | Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 (34/2017), ss. 1(2), 23 | 1 January 2018 | Commenced as per s. 1(2) |
| S. 6 amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), s. 3(4) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| Ss. 6A-6C inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (No. 39 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 3 | 30 November 2015 | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 546 of 2015), art. 2 |
| S. 7 repealed subject to trans. provs. | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), ss. 12(3)(b), 12(4) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 7 transfer of functions following consultation | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6, 9, 20, schedule 2, pt. 2 | 6 July 2011 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 9A inserted | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 (No. 38 of 2010), s. 9 | 22 December 2010 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. amended | Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013 (No. 18 of 2013), ss. 10(1), 10(2) | 5 June 2013 | Commenced on enactment |
| Sch. references construed | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Act No. 15 of 2019), s. 8(2) | 1 October 2020 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 399 of 2020), art. 2(b) |
| State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (No. 27 of 2014), s. 32(2) | 27 July 2014 | Commenced on enactment | |
| ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014 (No. 5 of 2014), ss. 8(1), 8(2), 9(3) | 19 June 2014 | ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) (Commencement) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 286 of 2014), art. 2 | |
| Sch. para. 19A inserted | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 (39/2022), ss. 1(3), 31, schedule | 1 January 2023 | Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 678 of 2022), art. 4(d) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 3 | Public Service Pension Rights Order 2011 (S.I. No. 80 of 2011) |
| Public Service Pension Rights Order 2010 (S.I. No. 302 of 2010) |