Introduced
2026-03-22
Bill 31 of 2026 entered the Oireachtas process.
Legislative file
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2026
A government bill designed to speed strategic planning decisions, grid upgrades, and major transport approvals.
Trajectory
Stage timing, amendment risk, and sponsor incentives summarised in one operational timeline.
Current stage
Report Stage
Most recent stage change was logged on 2026-05-10.
Latest activity
2026-05-10
Used to rank the file on the current parliamentary dashboard.
Bill metrics
Compact measures describing passage risk, attention level, and operational complexity.
Stage
Report Stage
Last recorded movement on 2026-05-10.
Linked events
2
Feed items attached to this bill in the current seed set.
Recorded votes
4
Individual TD vote records linked to the file.
Actors attached to this file
The people and party rooms most likely to move the bill’s final shape.
TD
High · 0.84Simon Harris TD
Pushed Planning and Infrastructure Bill through report stage
Open dossierTD
High · 0.83Ivana Bacik TD
Criticised weak accountability provisions in planning reform
Open dossierTD
High · 0.91Eoin O Broin TD
Sinn Fein room flagged Eoin as the most active housing voice this week
Open dossierTD
High · 0.87Jennifer Whitmore TD
Elective Care Access Bill reached committee stage
Open dossierParty exposure
Which party rooms are currently most invested in the outcome.
Party
High · 0.88Fine Gael
Fine Gael is under the most visible pressure on housing while trying to hold discipline.
Open dossierParty
High · 0.82Labour
Labour is under the most visible pressure on health while trying to hold discipline.
Open dossierParty
High · 0.91Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is under the most visible pressure on housing while trying to hold discipline.
Open dossierParty
High · 0.84Social Democrats
Social Democrats is under the most visible pressure on health while trying to hold discipline.
Open dossierLinked topics
Broader issue areas that explain why the bill is attracting attention now.
Topic
Medium · 0.80Housing
Housing is carrying 28% of the current briefing and is clustering around 3 party rooms.
Open dossierTopic
Medium · 0.80Transport
Transport is carrying 7% of the current briefing and is clustering around 2 party rooms.
Open dossierTopic
Medium · 0.80Climate
Climate is carrying 8% of the current briefing and is clustering around 1 party rooms.
Open dossierEvidence trail
Primary inputs currently feeding the bill model.
Oireachtas bill recordBill stage updateDail debate