Bills / Bill 25 of 2026
Public billIrish Language Name and Address of the Person (Length Accent) Bill 2026
Current Most recent stage: Second Stage
How far it has got
- First Stage
- Second Stage
- Committee Stage
- Report Stage
- Fifth Stage
- Enacted
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What the bill says it does
Bill entitled an Act to protect accuracy in the use of Irish language names and addresses, including the length accenting of vowels, by facilitating the correction of records in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, by placing a duty on regulators to ensure that the names and addresses of customers and service users are respected by January 1 2030, and by amending the legislation under which future contracts in respect of the national postcode system are regulated; and to provide for related matters.
This is the bill's official long title.