Iris Oifigiúil Journal No. 29, 2026-04-10

• Published date: 10 April 2026

Number 29

501

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. 129 of 2026.

WILD SALMON AND SEA TROUT TAGGING SCHEME

(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2026

These Regulations amend the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging

Scheme Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 585 of 2018) by specifying th e

quotas of fish that can be harvested during the 2026 season by

commercial fishing engines, and rod and line, from those rivers

identified in Schedule 2. These Regulations also p rovide for the

number of Blue Tags available per angler in the 2026 season and for

the use of brown tags in specified rivers which are identified in

Schedule 4.

Copies of the above may be pu rchased from Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08

XA06. Phone: 046 9423100. Email: publications@opw.ie

Price: €3.00

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Published by Authority

Friday, 10th April, 2026

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IRIS OIFIGIÚIL, 10TH APRIL, 2026

S.I. No. 130 of 2026.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (SHORT TERM

LETTING - PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000)

(AMENDMENT) 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 u nder sections 262 (1) and 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.

The Regulations also provide for the revocation of S.I. 72 of 2026.

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. 131 of 2026.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE (TERRORIST OFFENCES) ACT 2005

(SECTION 42) (RESTRICTIVE MEASURES CONCERNING

CERTAIN PERSONS AND ENTITIES ASSOCIATED WITH

THE ISIL (DA’ESH) AND AL-QAIDA ORGANISATIONS)

(NO. 2) REGULATIONS 2026

The Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on him

by subsections (2) and (6) of section 42 of the Criminal Justice

(Terrorist Offences) Act 2005 (No. 2 of 2005), and for the purpose of

giving further effect to Council Regulation (EC) 881/2002 of 27 May

2002, has made the regulations entitled as above.

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: €6.50

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S.I. No. 133 of 2026.

STATISTICS (STRUCTURAL BUSINESS INQUIRY) ORDER

2026

The Taoiseach, MICHEÁL MARTIN, in exercise of the powers

conferred on him by section 25(1) of the Statistics Act 1993 (No. 21

of 1993) and for the purpose of giving full effect to Articles 6(1) and

(2), 8 and 9 of and Part C of Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152

of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019

(in this Preamble referred to as “Regulation (EU) 2019/2152”), as

amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1704 of

14 July 2021, in so far as it relates to subparagraphs (a) to (k), (o) to

(p), (q) (except where the information sought under the said

subparagraph (q) is sought for purposes other than compliance with

Regulation (EU) 2019/2152), (r) to (u) and (w) of paragraph 1 of the

Schedule to the following order, and for the purpose of giving full

effect to Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the

European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 as amended

by Regulation (EU) No 538/2014 of the Euro pean Parliament and of

the Council of 16 April 2014, Commission Delegated Regulation

(EU) 2022/125 of 19 November 2021, Regulation (EU) 2024/3024 of

the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024,

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/472 of 2 September

2024 and Co mmission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1131 of 26

March 2025, in so far as it relates to subparagraph (v) of paragraph 1

of the Schedule to the following order, made the order as above.

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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HEALTH AND SAFETY AUTHORITY

Notice of Publication of a Code of Practice

The Health and Safety Authority, with the consent of Alan Dillon,

Minister of State at the Department of Ent erprise, Tourism and

Employment, publishes this Code of Practice entitled “Safety, Health

and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations and Safety,

Health and Welfare at Work (Carcinogens, Mu tagens & Reprotoxic

Substances) Regulations (CMRS)”, in accordance with section 60 of

the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005).

This Code of Practice provides practical guidance as to the

observance of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical

Agents) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 619 of 2001), as amended by the

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents)

(Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 623 o f 2015) and the

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents)

(Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 231 o f 2021) and the

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents)

(Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 127 of 2026) (hereinafter

collectively referred to as the ‘Chemical Agents Regulations’) and the

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Carcinogens, Mutagens and

Reprotoxic Substances) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 122 of 2024)

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Carcinogens, Mutagens and

Reprotoxic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No.

128 of 2026) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘CMRS Regulations’) in

relation to occupational exposure limit values (OELVs) for a number

of chemical agents as listed in Schedule 1 to the Code, having regard

to the provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.

This Code of Practice comes into operation on 9th April 2026 and

from that date it replaces the “2024 Code of Practice for the Chemical

Agents Regulations a nd the Carcinogens Regulations” which was

issued in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act

2005.

Dr. Marie Dalton

Secretary to the Board

Health and Safety Authority

07 April 2026.

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IRIS OIFIGIÚIL, 10TH APRIL, 2026

DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT INLAND FISHERIES ACTS 1959

TO 2017

ANGLING BYE-LAW NO. 1022, 2026

I, TIMMY DOOLEY, Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, in exercise of the powers

conferred on me by section 57 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010), (as adapted by the Environment, Climate

and Communications (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 235 of 2025)) and the

Climate, Energy and the Environment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 384 of 2025), hereby

make the following bye-law:

1. (1)

This Bye-law may be cited as the Angling Bye-law No.1022 of 2026.

(2) This Bye-law comes into operation on 3 April 2026.

2. Notwithstanding anything contained in any Bye-law, it is prohibited for a person to use, or attempt to use, worms as

bait or to use, or attempt to use, any fish hooks, other than single or double barbless hooks, in angling for any kind of fish in

the waters of a river mentioned in column (2) of Schedule 1 opposite the mention o f a fishery district in column (1) of that

Schedule.

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any Bye-law, it is prohibited for a person to use, or attempt to use, worms as

bait or to use, or attempt to use, any fish hooks, other than single or double barble ss hooks, in angling for any kind of fish in

the waters of a river mentioned in column (2) of Schedule 2 opposite mention of a fishery district in column (1) of that Schedule

during the year 2026 from the 3 April to the 31 May.

4. The Angling Bye-law No. 1017, 2024 is revoked.

SCHEDULE 1

Article 2

Fishery District

(1)

River

(2)

No. 1 or Dublin District

Liffey

(excluding upstream of Pollaphuca dam and the River Dodder)

Dargle Vartry

No. 2 or Wexford District

Avoca

Owenavorragh

Slaney

No. 3 or Waterford District

Owenduff

Mahon Tay

Colligan

Corrock