Iris Oifigiúil Journal No. 19, 2026-03-06

• Published date: 06 March 2026

Number 19

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IRISH STANDARDS

All European Standards (ENs) developed by the European Committee

for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for

Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) are adopted by NSAI

as Irish Standards as they are published and are available from the

NSAI website: www.standards.ie

All ENs published by European Telecommunications Standards

Institute (ETSI) are adopted by NSAI as Irish Standards and are

available from the ETSI website: www.etsi.org

Copies of Irish Standards may be purchased from: www.standards.ie

or contacting:

NATIONAL STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF IRELAND,

Irish Standard Sales,

1 Swift Square,

Northwood,

Santry,

D09 A0E4.

Tel: (01) 8576730

(01) 8576731

IRISH STANDARD REVOCATIONS

Irish Standards based on adopted European Standards (ENs)

published between 1961 and 1998 under the Industrial Research and

Standards Act 1961, the Science and Technology Act 1978 and the

National Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 remain current until

revised by European Organizations responsible for them.

These standards (where they have been revised) are hereby revoked

and details of their replacement standards are available on the NSAI

website (www.nsai.ie).

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S.I. No. 694 of 2025.

EUROPEAN UNION (DATA PROCESSING) REGULATIONS

2025

The Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in exercise of

the powers conferred on him by Section 8(2) of the Sustainable

Energy Act 2002 (No. 2 of 2002), after consultation with the

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Minister for Public

Expenditure and Reform, has made the above Regulations.

Under The European Union Common Provisions Regulation (CPR)

(Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 24 June 2021), Member States must have an audit trail to

guard against irregularities and fraud in relation to the European

Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding.

This Regulation provides specific legal provision for the SEAI to

share data with the Regional Assemblies for auditing purposes related

to funding received from the European Regional Development Fund

(ERDF).

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €1.50

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Published by Authority

Friday, 6th March, 2026

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IRIS OIFIGIÚIL, 6TH MARCH, 2026

S.I. No. 67 of 2026.

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES (MISCELLANEOUS

PROVISIONS) ACT 2026 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2026

The 28th day of February 2026 is appointed as the day o n which

sections 1, 3, 10, 15 and 24 of the Act of 2026 shall come into

operation.

The 1st day of March 2026 is appointed as th e day on which sections

2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 30

of the Act of 2026 shall come into operation.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €1.50

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S.I. No. 68 of 2026.

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 2004 (PRESCRIBED

FORM) REGULATIONS 2026

These Regulations, in Regulation 4 and the following Parts of th e

Schedule, prescribe the following:

(a) Part 1 prescribes the form for the purposes of an application

to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to register a

tenancy under section 134 of the Residential Tenancies Act

2004 (the Act of 2004);

(b) Part 2 prescribes the acknowledgement letters and the

statement of ri ghts and obligations to issue from the RTB

to a landlord and a tenant for the purposes of section 135 of

the Act of 2004, upon registration of a tenancy;

(c) Part 3 prescribes the notice for the purposes of updating

tenancy information, including rent changes, on the RTB’s

Register of Tenancies under section 139 of the Act of 2004;

(d) Part 4 prescribes the Notice of Rent Review for the

purposes of section 22 of the Act of 2004 to be given to the

tenant and the RTB when changing a rent amount;

(e) Part 5 prescribes the notice of exemption from the rent

increase restrictions on tenancy commencement for the

purposes of section 19(5B) of the Act of 2004 to be given

to the tenant and the RTB where an exemption is claimed

when setting a rent at the start of a new tenancy (i.e. first

time tenancy between parties);

(f) Part 6 prescribes the notice of exemption from the rent

increase restrictions on rent review for the pur poses of

section 19(5B) of the Act of 2004 to be given to the tenant

and the RTB where an exemption is claimed when changing

a rent amount during a tenancy on rent review.

Regulation 5 revokes the previous forms/notices.

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Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €13.00

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S.I. No. 70 of 2026.

STUDENT GRANT SCHEME 2026

The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation

and Science, has made the above Statutory Instrument.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €8.00

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S.I. No. 71 of 2026.

STUDENT SUPPORT REGULATIONS 2026

The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation

and Science, has made the above Statutory Instrument.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €8.00

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S.I. No. 72 of 2026.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (SHORT TERM

LETTING – PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000)

REGULATIONS 2026

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Mr James

Browne T.D., has made Regulations entitled as above.

The Regulations are made under section 3A(2) of the Planning and

Development Act 2000, as amended.

The Regulations provide for an amendment to article 6 of the

Planning and Development Regulations 2001. It deletes all references

to rent pressure zones such that the exemption from planning

permission for change of use to a short term let for a principal private

residence applied nationwide and is not d ependent on the

geographical designation of rent pressure zones.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €3.00

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IRIS OIFIGIÚIL, 6TH MARCH, 2026

S.I. No. 73 of 2026.

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (INTERPRETATION)

2026

These Rules update Order 125 Rule 1 by including references to EU

Instruments that have been recast.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06.

Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €3.00

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S.I. No. 74 of 2026.

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (EVIDENCE

REGULATION) 2026

These rules update Order 39 Rule 5 and 5A to reflect the provisions

of Regulation 1783/2020 recasting Regulation (EC) 1206/2001 on

cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of

evidence in civil or commercial matters.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

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Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €3.00

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AN tORDÚ OIDEACHAIS AGUS ÓIGE (FEIDHMEANNA

AIRE A THARMLIGEAN), 2026

(Education and Youth (Delegation of Ministerial Functions)

Order 2026)

Do rinne an Rialtas inniu Ordú

dar teideal thuas.

Féadfar cóipeanna den Ordú

seo a fháil san Foilseacháin

Rialtais, Bóthar Bhaile Uí

Bheoláin, Cill Mhaighneann,

Baile Átha Cliath 8, nó trí aon

díoltóir leabhar.

The Government today made

an Order entitled as above.

Copies of this Order may be

obtained at Government

Publications, Mountshannon

Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8,

or through any bookseller.

JOHN CALLINAN

Ard-Rúnaí an Rialtais

(Secretary General to the Government)

BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH,

An 3ú lá seo de Mhárta, 2026.

DUBLIN,

This 3rd day of March, 2026.

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S.I. No. 76 of 2026.

PERSONAL INSOLVENCY ACT 2012 (WORTH OF MOTOR

VEHICLE)(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026

These Regulations set out the worth of a motor vehicle for the purpose

of section 26 (6)(c)(iii)(I) of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012.

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Phone: 046 942 3100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €1.50

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BALLRAÍOCHT DEN CHÚIRT CHOIRIÚIL SPEISIALTA

(Membership of the Special Criminal Court)

Tá an Rialtas inniu tar éis The Government have this day

Removed

Paula Murphy

chur as oifig mar bhall den

Chúirt Choiriúil Speisialta

(Uimh.1) agus den Chúirt

Choiriúil

Speisialta(Uimh.2), le

héifeacht ón 24 Feabhra, 2026;

agus

from the Special Criminal

Court (No. 1) and the Special

Criminal Court (No. 2), with

effect from 24 February, 2026;

and have appointed

Kevin Staunton

Breitheamh den Cúirt Dúiche

(Judge of the District Court)

(1) a cheapadh mar bhall den

Chúirt Choiriúil Speisialta

(Uimh. 1) a bunaíodh ar 30

Bealtaine, 1972, faoi Chuid V

den Acht um Chiontaí in

Aghaidh an Stáit, 1939, 24

Feabhra, 2026; agus

(1) to be a member of the

Special Criminal Court (No. 1)

established on 30 May, 1972,

under Part V of the Offences

Against the State Act 1939,

with effect from 24 February,

2026; and

(2) a cheapadh mar bhall den

Chúirt Choiriúil Speisialta

(Uimh. 2) a bunaíodh ar 14

Nollaig, 2004, faoi Chuid V

den Acht um Chiontaí in

Aghaidh an Stáit, 1939, le

héifeacht ón 24 Feabhra, 2026.

(2) to be a member of the

Special Criminal Court (No. 2)

established on 14 December,

2004, under Part V of the

Offences Against the State Act

1939, with effect from 24

February, 2026

John Callinan

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Ard-Rúnaí an Rialtais

(Secretary General to the Government)

BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH,

An 24ú lá seo d’Fheabhra,

2026.

DUBLIN,

This 24th day of February,

2026.

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