Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026

What this means

• The Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026 is a private member's bill introduced by TD Pa Daly to change how electricity is regulated in Ireland.[source]
• The bill was defeated. On 13 May 2026, a vote on whether to give it a Second Reading was lost, meaning it will not progress further in the Oireachtas.[source]
• As a private member's bill, it was brought forward by an individual TD rather than by the government, which is a less common route for legislation.[source]
• The defeat matters for accountability because it shows the Oireachtas rejected a proposed change to electricity regulation, affecting how the sector is overseen in Ireland.[source]

Direct impact (1)

• voted on in division
  Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."Division