Code of National Law · Ireland

National Policy

55 statutes · 16 titleslast enacted 2012average shown on country page ↗

Economic

Center-Left

-1.26

Social

Center-Liberal

-0.91

Statutory Corporation Tax Act — 9%

enacted 1996 · Jun 10 · per Irish Workers And Corp Tax Reform

↑Small Businesses

↑~GDP Growth↓~Unemployment↑~Income Inequality

EconomicRight

SocialLean Trad

Foreign Corporation Tax Act — 9%

enacted 1998 · Jun 15 · per Laissez-Faire Socialism

↑Small Businesses

↑~GDP Growth↑~tradeBalance↑~fdiPipelineStrength↑~mncDependency

EconomicRight

SocialLean Trad

Statutory Income Tax Act — 15%

enacted 2012 · Jul 11 · per Even more emergency taxes

↑Small Businesses

↑~Median Income↑~Poverty Rate↑~Income Inequality↑~GDP Growth

EconomicRight

SocialCenter-Trad

Universal Social Charge Act — 8%

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per Universal Social Charge Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Pay-Related Social Insurance Act — 20%

enacted 2011 · Jul 10 · per Emergency taxes.

↓Small Businesses

↑~Unemployment↓~Median Income↑~Social Mobility

EconomicLeft

SocialLean Liberal

Statutory Value-Added Tax Act — 9%

enacted 1996 · Jun 10 · per Fairer Taxation Act

↓Small Businesses

↓~Cost of Living↑~GDP Growth↓~Poverty Rate

EconomicLeft

SocialLean Liberal

Customs Tariff Act — 0%

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per Customs Tariff Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Local Property Tax Act — 0.4%

enacted 2008 · Jul 4 · per Local Property tax Act.

↓Small Businesses

↓~housingAffordability↓~vacantPropertyRate↑~Social Mobility↓~Homelessness

EconomicLeft

SocialLean Liberal

Stamp Duty Act — 10%

enacted 2011 · Jul 10 · per Emergency taxes.

↓Small Businesses

↓~housingAffordability↓~vacantPropertyRate↓~rentalPressureIndex

EconomicLeft

SocialLean Liberal

Capital Gains Tax Act — 10%

enacted 2012 · Jul 11 · per Even more emergency taxes

↑Small Businesses

↑~fdiPipelineStrength↑~Income Inequality

EconomicRight

SocialLean Trad

Excise Duty Act — 175%

enacted 2011 · Jul 10 · per Emergency taxes.

↓Small Businesses

↑~Carbon Emissions↑~agriEmissionsShare↓~Cost of Living↓~Social Mobility

EconomicLeft

SocialLean Liberal

Research and Science Funding Act — Research Investment Act

enacted 2003 · Jun 25 · per Research and GDP Growth Act

↑~rdIntensity↑~fdiPipelineStrength↑~manufacturingCompetitiveness

EconomicLeft

SocialCenter-Liberal

−€77,419,529/yr

Enterprise Ireland SME Strategy Act — Market-Led Enterprise Act

enacted 2003 · Jun 25 · per Research and GDP Growth Act

↓~Small Businesses↑~GDP Growth↑~Unemployment↑~mncDependency

EconomicRight

SocialLean Trad

−€19,204,844/yr

National Development Plan Fiscal Stance Act — NDP Acceleration Act

enacted 1995 · Jun 9 · per Irish Economic Growth Act

↑~GDP Growth↓~Unemployment

EconomicLeft

SocialCenter-Liberal

−€77,419,529/yr

Regional Enterprise Development Strategy Act — Western Investment Drive Act

enacted 1995 · Jun 9 · per Irish Economic Growth Act

↑~ruralRevitalization↑~Social Mobility↓~Urbanization↑~GDP Growth

EconomicLeft

SocialCenter-Liberal

−€77,419,529/yr

Common Agricultural Policy Implementation Act — Statutory CAP Implementation Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per Common Agricultural Policy Implementation Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Left

SocialModerate

−€48,012,111/yr

Food Vision Strategy Act — Statutory Food Vision Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per Food Vision Strategy Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−€48,612,262/yr

LEADER and Rural Development Programme Act — LEADER Doubling Act

enacted 1996 · Jun 11 · per Rural Renaissance Act Part II

↑~ruralRevitalization↑~Social Mobility↑~irishLanguageStrength↓~Urbanization

EconomicLeft

SocialLean Liberal

−€77,419,529/yr

Subsidy — +7.5% margin subsidy

active subsidy · National | Economy-wide | Domestic only

+7.5% margin active

Primary and Post-Primary Education Funding Act — DEIS Expansion Act

enacted 1998 · Jun 14 · per Education reform

↑~Education Spending↑~Social Mobility

EconomicLeft

SocialCenter-Liberal

−€269,960,097/yr

Higher Education and SUSI Reform Act — SUSI Universalisation Act

enacted 1998 · Jun 14 · per Education reform

↑~universityEnrollment↑~Social Mobility↑~Workforce Skills↓~Income Inequality

EconomicLeft

SocialLean Liberal

−€269,960,097/yr

Leaving Certificate Reform Act — Comprehensive Curriculum Act

enacted 1998 · Jun 14 · per Education reform

↑~Test Performance↓~academicPressure↑~Social Mobility↓~irishLanguageStrength

EconomicLean Left

SocialLiberal

−€269,960,097/yr

Apprenticeship and Workforce Development Act — Apprenticeship Universalisation Act

enacted 1999 · Jun 16 · per Education reform part 2

↑~apprenticeshipRate↓~Unemployment

EconomicLeft

SocialCenter-Liberal

−€269,960,097/yr

Climate Action Bill — Climate Action Acceleration Act

enacted 1999 · Jun 16 · per Gold Experience Requiem Act

↓~Carbon Emissions↓~agriEmissionsShare↑~Renewable Energy↓~GDP Growth↑~Climate Resilience

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal

−€150,037,847/yr

Offshore Wind and Renewable Energy Act — Floating Wind Acceleration Act

enacted 1999 · Jun 16 · per Gold Experience Requiem Act

↑~Renewable Energy↓~Carbon Emissions↑~Grid Reliability

EconomicLeft

SocialCenter-Liberal

−€150,037,847/yr

Peatlands Conservation and Restoration Act — Raised Bog Rewetting Acceleration Act

enacted 1999 · Jun 16 · per Gold Experience Requiem Act

↓~Carbon Emissions↑~Protected Land↓~agriEmissionsShare↓~ruralRevitalization

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal

−€150,037,847/yr

Standards in Public Office Reform Act — Comprehensive Anti-Corruption Act

enacted 1997 · Jun 12 · per Anti Corruption act

↑~Transparency↑~Public Trust↑~Civic Participation

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal

Electoral Commission and Seanad Reform Act — Direct Democracy Expansion Act

enacted 1995 · Jun 9 · per Declaration of the People’s United Commonwealth Of Ireland

↑~Voter Turnout↑~Civic Participation↑~Public Trust↑~Transparency

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal

Health Services Bill — Universal Single-Tier Act

enacted 1994 · Jun 7 · per Comprehensive Universal Relief and Equity (CURE) Act

↑~Life Expectancy↓~Preventable Mortality↑~slaintecareProgress↓~hseWaitingListMonths

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal

−€540,195,663/yr

Public Health and Disease Prevention Act — Public Health Expansion Act

enacted 1994 · Jun 7 · per Pandemic prevention act

↑~Health Preparedness↓~Preventable Mortality↑~Life Expectancy

EconomicLeft

SocialCenter-Liberal

−€540,195,663/yr

Mental Health Services Act — Community Mental Health Expansion Act

enacted 1994 · Jun 7 · per Comprehensive Universal Relief and Equity (CURE) Act

↑~mentalHealthAccess↑~Life Expectancy↑~Social Mobility

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal

−€540,195,663/yr

Fair Deal Reform Act — Statutory Home Care Entitlement Act

enacted 1994 · Jun 7 · per Comprehensive Universal Relief and Equity (CURE) Act

↑~elderCareQuality↑~Life Expectancy↓~Income Inequality

EconomicLeft

SocialLean Liberal

−€540,195,663/yr

National Transport Strategy Act — MetroLink Acceleration Act

enacted 1996 · Jun 11 · per Great Irish Rail Act

↑~Public Transit↑~transportEfficiency↓~Carbon Emissions↓~housingAffordability

EconomicLeft

SocialCenter-Liberal

−€300,075,693/yr

National Broadband Plan Act — NBP Acceleration Act

enacted 1996 · Jun 10 · per Rural Rennaisance Act

↑~Broadband Access↑~ruralRevitalization↑~Social Mobility

EconomicLeft

SocialCenter-Liberal

−€300,075,693/yr

Defence Forces Spending Act — LOA 3 Implementation Act

enacted 1998 · Jun 14 · per The Socialist Defence Act

↓~Public Trust↑~GDP Growth↓~unityReferendumSupport

EconomicRight

SocialTraditional

−€360,090,832/yr

Constitutional Neutrality Doctrine Act — Constitutional Neutrality Lock Act

enacted 2007 · Jul 3 · per Armed Neutrality Act 2007

↓~unityReferendumSupport↓~Transparency↓~Social Cohesion↑~Public Trust↑~foreignWorkerIntegration↓~militaryReadiness

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal

National Cyber Security Centre Act — Statutory NCSC Capacity Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per National Cyber Security Centre Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−€90,022,708/yr

Defence Forces Recruitment Act — National Service Pathways Act

enacted 2007 · Jul 3 · per Armed Neutrality Act 2007

↑~militaryReadiness↑~nationalPride↓~civilLiberties

EconomicRight

SocialTraditional

−€360,090,832/yr

Irish Aid and ODA Strategy Act — 0.7% UN Target Hit Act

enacted 2001 · Jun 20 · per Climate justice act

↓~Public Trust↑~Transparency↓~Social Cohesion

EconomicLeft

SocialLean Liberal

−€360,090,832/yr

International Protection and IPAS Reform Act — Direct Provision Replacement Act

enacted 2006 · Jun 29 · per Open Ireland Act

↓~directProvisionLoad↓~Social Cohesion↑~foreignWorkerIntegration↑~Social Mobility↑~Migration Rate

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal

Critical Skills and Employment Permits Act — Critical Skills Expansion Act

enacted 2006 · Jun 29 · per Open Ireland Act

↑~fdiPipelineStrength↑~Unemployment↑~mncDependency↑~Workforce Skills↑~foreignWorkerIntegration↑~Migration Rate↑~housingAffordability

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal

New Communities Integration Strategy Act — Naturalisation Fast-Track Act

enacted 2000 · Jun 18 · per Humane Immigration Act

↑~foreignWorkerIntegration↑~Social Cohesion↑~Social Mobility↓~irishLanguageStrength

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal

−€360,038,619/yr

Media and Press Freedom Act — Media Plurality Act

enacted 2007 · Jul 1 · per Press Freedom Act

↑~Press Freedom↑~stateMediaControl↑~Transparency

SocialLiberal

−€180,045,416/yr

Housing Development and Tenure Act — Statutory Housing for All Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per Housing Development and Tenure Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialModerate

−€225,058,570/yr

Contributory State Pension Act — Statutory State Pension Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per Contributory State Pension Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−€281,254,345/yr

Jobseeker's Allowance Reform Act — Statutory Jobseeker's Allowance Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per Jobseeker's Allowance Reform Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialModerate

−€281,254,345/yr

Working Family Payment Act — Statutory Working Family Payment Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per Working Family Payment Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−€280,978,876/yr

Parent's Leave and Benefit Act — Employer-Funded Parental Leave Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per Parent's Leave and Benefit Act (Default)

↓~genderEquality↓~birthRate↓~workLifeBalance↓~Social Cohesion

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialCenter-Trad

−€450,117,141/yr

National Childcare Scheme Act — Targeted Childcare Subsidy Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per National Childcare Scheme Act (Default)

↑~childPoverty↓~birthRate↓~genderEquality↑~housingAffordability

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialCenter-Trad

−€280,978,876/yr

Misuse of Drugs Reform Act — Statutory Drugs Policy Act

standing law

EconomicCentrist

SocialCenter-Trad

An Garda Síochána Reform Act — Statutory Operating Model Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per An Garda Síochána Reform Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialCenter-Trad

−€168,642,540/yr

Criminal Justice and Special Criminal Court Reform Act — Statutory Criminal Justice Act

enacted 1991 · Jun 4 · per Criminal Justice and Special Criminal Court Reform Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialCenter-Trad

−€168,642,540/yr

National Minimum Wage Act — Statutory Minimum Wage Act

standing law

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialModerate

Workplace Relations Reform Act — Living Sick Pay and Disconnect Act

enacted 1999 · Jun 17 · per People Before Profit

↑~workLifeBalance↓~Median Income↑~productivityGrowth↓~Small Businesses

EconomicLeft

SocialLiberal