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Republic of Ireland COVID-19 Regulation Updates

Written by Vicky Daley
on April 15, 2020

Important update: From 1st December 2020, Libryo stopped updating this blog and it is no longer live. Check out Libryo’s solution which helps you keep track of the latest updates specific to your operations, from COVID-19 regulation to EHS law. Learn more here.

Libryo was using its regulatory tracking technology to keep this live blog of new law relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic. Any new updates provided highlights of the legislation, key publication information and dates as well as links to the sources.


 

Live updates of COVID-19 regulations for Republic of Ireland

Ireland

Click here to see COVID-19 updates for other countries.

 

Last Updated: Sunday 1 November 2020

S.I. No. 448/2020 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 8) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has issued regulations to revoke the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 7) Regulations.

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Gazette Number: S.I. No. 448 of 2020

Notice Number: 448

Publication Date: 23 October 2020

Effective Date: 22 October 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/448/made/en/print

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Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Businesses) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has published regulations that extend the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Businesses) Regulations 2020.

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Gazette Number: No. 404 of 2020

Notice Number: 404

Publication Date: 6 October 2020

Effective Date: 5 October 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/404/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Thursday 29 October 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19) (No. 7) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has published regulations to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and impose further restrictions in Ireland.  

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Gazette Number: 442 of 2020

Publication Date: 17 October 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/442/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Thursday 8 October 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Businesses) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

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The Minister of Health has issued regulations in response to Covid-19 that extend the operation of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Businesses) Regulations 2020 until 09 November 2020. 

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Gazette Number: S.I. No. 404 of 2020

Publication Date: 6 October 2020

Effective Date: 6 October 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/404/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Friday 3 October 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No.5) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has issued regulations to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic that amend the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 5) Regulations to impose temporary restrictions in County Donegal. 

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Gazette Number: S.I. No. 375 of 2020

Publication Date: 29 September 2020

Effective Date: 26 September 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/375/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Thursday 24 September 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A(6A)) (Covid-19) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has published regulations that amend the Health Act 1947 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Gazette Number: S.I. No. 354 of 2020

Publication Date: 22 September 2020

Effective Date: 22 September 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/354/made/en/pdf

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Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 5) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has issued regulations that amend the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 5) Regulations. 

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Gazette Number: S.I. No. 353 of 2020

Publication Date: 22 September 2020

Effective Date: 22 September 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/353/made/en/pdf

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Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has published regulations that amend the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020. 

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Gazette Number: S.I. No. 347 of 2020

Publication Date: 18 September 2020

Effective Date: 18 September 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/347/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Thursday 17 September 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has issued regulations that amend the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 326 of 2020) to extend the operation of the regulations until 16 September 2020.

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Gazette Number: S.I. No. 343 of 2020

Publication Date: 15 September 2020

Effective Date: 15 September 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/343/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Monday 17 August 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No.3) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has issued regulations to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic that extend the operation of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31 – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 3) Regulations 2020.

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Gazette Number: S.I. No. 298 of 2020

Publication Date: 11 August 2020

Effective Date: 11 August 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/298/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Friday 24 July 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 3) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has issued regulations that maintain existing restrictions on businesses, including the closure of pubs that are not operating as restaurants, in force until 10 August 2020.

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Gazette Number: No. 252 of 2020

Publication Date: 21 July 2020

Effective Date: 21 July 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/252/made/en/pdf

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Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Requirements) (COVID-19 Passenger Locator Form) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has made regulations that amend the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Requirements) (Covid-19 Passenger Locator Form) Regulations 2020.

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Gazette Number: No. 251 of 2020

Publication Date: 21 July 2020

Effective Date: 21 July 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/251/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Wednesday 8 July 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 3) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has published regulations that amend the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid19) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.

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Gazette Number: No. 234 of 2020

Publication Date: 1 July 2020

Effective Date: 29 June 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/234/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Thursday 18 June 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has published regulations that amend the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid19) (No. 2) Regulations 2020.

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Gazette Number: 209 of 2020

Publication Date: 13 June 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/209/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Friday 12 June 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31a - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has published regulations that provide for the unwinding of certain restrictions provided for in the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions)(Covid-19) Regulations 2020.

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Gazette Number: 206 of 2020

Publication Date: 10 June 2020

Effective Date: 8 June 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/206/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Friday 17 April 2020

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

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The Minister for Health has published Regulations which extend the operation of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) Regulations 2020, which you have been notified on, to 5 May 2020.

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Published in terms of Equal Status Act, 2000

Gazette Number: 128 of 2020

Publication Date: 14 April 2020

Effective Date: 14 April 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/128/made/en/pdf

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Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (COVID-19) Regulations 2020

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The Minister of Health has published Regulations which provide for restrictions:

-on the movement of persons from their place of residence, except where they have a reasonable excuse as defined
-on events, for the purpose of preventing, limiting, minimising or slowing the spread of COVID-19.

The Regulations also provide a list of essential services, which may remain operational during the time when the restrictions are in effect.

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Published in terms of Equal Status Act, 2000

Gazette Number: 121 of 2020

Publication Date: 7 April 2020

Effective Date: 8 April 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/121/made/en/pdf

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Last Updated: Tuesday 7 April 2020

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020

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 The Oireachtas has published the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the "Act").

The Act aims to mitigate the risk to human life, public health and the economic consequences posed by the spread of Covid-19 by, among other things:

-defining the emergency period as the period of 3 months from the commencement of the Act and allowing the government to extend this period as necessary
-prohibiting a landlord from serving a notice of termination in relation to the tenancy of a dwelling during the emergency period
-prohibiting rent increases
-providing special measures for the registration and re-registration of medical practitioners including dentists, doctors and nurses
-enabling the provision of a temporary wage subsidy to employees in businesses that have been so adversely affected by Covid-19 that the employer is unable to pay them their normal emoluments.

This notification has been included for information purposes only, despite the fact that it does not impose obligations on your organisation.

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Published in terms of Equal Status Act, 2000

Gazette Number: 2 of 2020

Publication Date: 27 March 2020

Effective Date: 30 March 2020

Source: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/act/2/enacted/en/pdf

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