Code of National Law · Ireland

National Policy

54 statutes · 16 titleslast enacted 1994average shown on country page ↗

Economic

Centrist

-0.11

Social

Moderate

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Statutory Corporation Tax Act — Rate: 9%

enacted 1992 · Oct 12 · per 9% — Statutory Corporation Tax Act

↑Small Businesses

↑~GDP Growth↓~Unemployment↑~Income Inequality

EconomicRight

SocialCenter-Trad

Foreign Corporation Tax Act — Rate: 30%

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Foreign Corporation Tax Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Universal Social Charge Act — 8%

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Universal Social Charge Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Pay-Related Social Insurance Act — Rate: 6%

enacted 1993 · Oct 14 · per 6% — Pay-Related Social Insurance Act

↑Small Businesses

↓~Unemployment↑~Median Income↓~Social Mobility

EconomicLean Right

SocialCenter-Trad

Statutory Value-Added Tax Act — Rate: 21%

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Statutory Value-Added Tax Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Customs Tariff Act — Rate: 25%

enacted 1992 · Oct 12 · per 25% — Customs Tariff Act

↑Small Businesses

↑~tradeBalance↑~Cost of Living↑~manufacturingCompetitiveness↓~fdiPipelineStrength↓~mncDependency

EconomicLean Right

SocialCenter-Trad

Local Property Tax Act — Rate: 0.15%

enacted 1993 · Oct 14 · per 0.15% — Local Property Tax Act

↑Small Businesses

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

EconomicLean Right

SocialCenter-Trad

Stamp Duty Act — 2%

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Stamp Duty Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Capital Gains Tax Act — Rate: 2% (target 20%, phasing in)

enacted 1994 · Oct 16 · per 20% — Capital Gains Tax Act

↑Small Businesses

↑~fdiPipelineStrength↑~Income Inequality

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialCenter-Trad

Excise Duty Act — 100%

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Excise Duty Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Low Income Tax — Rate: 35%

standing law

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Medium Income Tax — Rate: 35%

standing law

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

High Income Tax — Rate: 35%

standing law

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Research and Science Funding Act — Statutory SFI Funding Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Research and Science Funding Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−IEP 139,841,665/yr

Enterprise Ireland SME Strategy Act — Statutory SME Support Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Enterprise Ireland SME Strategy Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−IEP 233,599,145/yr

National Development Plan Fiscal Stance Act — Statutory NDP Stance Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Development Plan Fiscal Stance Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialModerate

−IEP 155,732,763/yr

Regional Enterprise Development Strategy Act — Statutory Regional Strategy Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Regional Enterprise Development Strategy Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Left

SocialModerate

−IEP 155,732,763/yr

Common Agricultural Policy Implementation Act — Statutory CAP Implementation Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Common Agricultural Policy Implementation Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Left

SocialModerate

−IEP 311,465,527/yr

Food Vision Strategy Act — Statutory Food Vision Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Food Vision Strategy Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−IEP 46,878,740/yr

LEADER and Rural Development Programme Act — Statutory LEADER Programme Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per LEADER and Rural Development Programme Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Left

SocialModerate

−IEP 155,732,763/yr

Banking Separation Act — Banking Separation Act

standing law

↓~economicFreedom↓~regulatoryBurden

EconomicCentrist

Primary and Post-Primary Education Funding Act — Statutory Education Funding Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Primary and Post-Primary Education Funding Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−IEP 1,167,995,726/yr

Higher Education and SUSI Reform Act — Statutory Free Fees Scheme Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Higher Education and SUSI Reform Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−IEP 309,876,417/yr

Leaving Certificate Reform Act — Senior Cycle Redevelopment Act

standing law

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Apprenticeship and Workforce Development Act — Statutory Apprenticeship Plan Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Apprenticeship and Workforce Development Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−IEP 93,757,480/yr

Climate Action Bill — Sectoral Targets Strengthening Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 9 · per Sectoral Targets Strengthening Act — Climate Action Bill

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

EconomicLean Left

SocialCenter-Liberal

−IEP 67,753,305/yr

Offshore Wind and Renewable Energy Act — Statutory 24 GW Target Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Offshore Wind and Renewable Energy Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialModerate

−IEP 229,112,725/yr

Peatlands Conservation and Restoration Act — Statutory Peatlands Strategy Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Peatlands Conservation and Restoration Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Left

SocialModerate

−IEP 53,855,182/yr

Standards in Public Office Reform Act — Statutory Standards in Public Office Act

standing law

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Electoral Commission and Seanad Reform Act — Statutory Electoral Commission Act

standing law

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Health Services Bill — Sláintecare Acceleration Act

enacted 1994 · Oct 15 · per Sláintecare Acceleration Act — Health Services Bill

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

EconomicLean Left

SocialCenter-Liberal

−IEP 852,106,221/yr

Public Health and Disease Prevention Act — Sugar Tax Acceleration Act

enacted 1994 · Oct 16 · per Sugar Tax Acceleration Act — Public Health and Disease Prevention Act

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

EconomicLean Left

SocialCenter-Liberal

−IEP 243,261,468/yr

Mental Health Services Act — Counsellor-in-Primary-Care Act

enacted 1994 · Oct 15 · per Counsellor-in-Primary-Care Act — Mental Health Services Act

↑~mentalHealthAccess↑~Life Expectancy↑~Social Mobility↓~economicFreedom

EconomicLean Left

SocialCenter-Liberal

−IEP 243,261,468/yr

Fair Deal Reform Act — Fair Deal Family Home Exclusion Act

enacted 1993 · Oct 14 · per Fair Deal Family Home Exclusion Act — Fair Deal Reform Act

↑~elderCareQuality↑~Life Expectancy↓~Income Inequality↓~economicFreedom

EconomicLean Left

SocialCenter-Liberal

−IEP 243,434,239/yr

National Transport Strategy Act — Statutory Transport Strategy Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Transport Strategy Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−IEP 447,271,854/yr

Defence Forces Spending Act — Defence Force Abolition Act

enacted 1994 · Oct 15 · per Defence Force Abolition Act — Defence Forces Spending Act

↑~Public Trust↓~GDP Growth↑~unityReferendumSupport↓~Small Businesses

EconomicFar Left

SocialLiberal

−IEP 56,461,088/yr

Constitutional Neutrality Doctrine Act — EU Defence Integration Act

enacted 1994 · Oct 15 · per EU Defence Integration Act — Constitutional Neutrality Doctrine Act

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

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialLean Trad

Defence Forces Recruitment Act — Minimal Defence Establishment Act

enacted 1992 · Oct 11 · per Minimal Defence Establishment Act — Defence Forces Recruitment Act

↓~militaryReadiness↓~nationalPride↑~civilLiberties↓~Small Businesses

EconomicFar Left

SocialFar Liberal

−IEP 11,292,218/yr

Irish Aid and ODA Strategy Act — Statutory Irish Aid Strategy Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Irish Aid and ODA Strategy Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−IEP 358,344,267/yr

Critical Skills and Employment Permits Act — Statutory Employment Permits Act

standing law

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

New Communities Integration Strategy Act — Statutory Integration Strategy Act

standing law

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

Media and Press Freedom Act — Media Standards Act

standing law

SocialModerate

Housing Development and Tenure Act — Statutory Housing for All Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Housing Development and Tenure Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialModerate

−IEP 1,090,923,899/yr

Contributory State Pension Act — Statutory State Pension Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Contributory State Pension Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−IEP 1,402,389,426/yr

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

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Jobseeker's Allowance Reform Act (Default)

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialModerate

−IEP 700,797,436/yr

Working Family Payment Act — Statutory Working Family Payment Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Working Family Payment Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate

−IEP 61,975,283/yr

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

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Parent's Leave and Benefit Act (Default)

↓~genderEquality↓~birthRate↓~workLifeBalance↓~Social Cohesion↑~economicFreedom

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialCenter-Trad

−IEP 249,490,244/yr

National Childcare Scheme Act — Targeted Childcare Subsidy Act

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Childcare Scheme Act (Default)

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

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialCenter-Trad

−IEP 155,732,763/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 · Oct 5 · per An Garda Síochána Reform Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialCenter-Trad

−IEP 342,453,169/yr

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

enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Criminal Justice and Special Criminal Court Reform Act (Default)

EconomicCentrist

SocialCenter-Trad

−IEP 77,866,382/yr

National Minimum Wage Act — Statutory Minimum Wage Act

standing law

EconomicCenter-Right

SocialModerate

Workplace Relations Reform Act — Statutory Workplace Relations Act

standing law

EconomicCentrist

SocialModerate