{"id":880,"date":"2026-03-12T16:11:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawreform.ie\/an-clar-um-athchoiriu-an-dli-reachtuil\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:27:25","slug":"an-clar-um-athchoiriu-an-dli-reachtuil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lawreform.ie\/ga\/an-clar-um-athchoiriu-an-dli-reachtuil\/","title":{"rendered":"An Cl\u00e1r um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrapper-hero bg-circles bg-circles--single block--hero-block\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-duration=\"800\">\n  <div class=\"ui-grid\">\n    <div class=\"cell medium-12\">\n      <div class=\"media-block media-block--hero\">\n        <div class=\"text-content\">\n            <h1>An Cl\u00e1r um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"summary\">\n              <p>Athbhreithni\u00fa strucht\u00fartha ar reachta\u00edocht r\u00e9amh-1922 is ea an Cl\u00e1r um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail. Mar chuid den aidhm at\u00e1 ag an gCoimisi\u00fan an dl\u00ed a choinne\u00e1il inrochtana, t\u00e1 s\u00e9 mar aidhm leis an gcl\u00e1r a chinnti\u00fa go mb\u00edonn leabhar reachtanna na h\u00c9ireann nua-aimseartha, cruinn agus inrochtana don phobal.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"media-content\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"hero-block__image-optimized\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.lawreform.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SLRP-Picture-for-Access-to-Legislation-Page-731x1024.jpg\"\n            alt=\"\"\n            loading=\"eager\"\n            fetchpriority=\"high\"\n            srcset=\"\n              https:\/\/www.lawreform.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SLRP-Picture-for-Access-to-Legislation-Page-214x300.jpg 600w,\n              https:\/\/www.lawreform.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SLRP-Picture-for-Access-to-Legislation-Page-731x1024.jpg 1920w,\n              https:\/\/www.lawreform.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SLRP-Picture-for-Access-to-Legislation-Page-scaled.jpg 2000w\n            \"\n            sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\n         >\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wrapper-section wrapper-section--white\">\n    <div class=\"ui-grid\">\n        <div class=\"cell medium-12\">\n            <article class=\"content-flow wysiwyg\">\n                <h4><strong>Forbhreathn\u00fa<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Nuair a rinneadh Saorst\u00e1t d\u2019\u00c9irinn sa bhliain 1922, ba mar oidhreacht a fuair s\u00ed na m\u00edlte dl\u00edthe a rinne Rialtas na R\u00edochta Aontaithe. T\u00e1 roinnt de na dl\u00edthe sin i bhfeidhm go f\u00f3ill sa l\u00e1 at\u00e1 inniu ann, c\u00e9 gur f\u00e9idir nach bhfuil siad iomchu\u00ed n\u00f3 nach bhfuil aon fheidhm acu a thuilleadh.<\/p>\n<p>Leis an gCl\u00e1r um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail, d\u00e9antar athbhreithni\u00fa ar reachta\u00edocht r\u00e9amh-1922 chun a chinneadh c\u00e9 na dl\u00edthe ba cheart a choime\u00e1d agus c\u00e9 na dl\u00edthe ba cheart a ch\u00falghairm. Cinnt\u00edonn s\u00e9 sin go mb\u00edonn leabhar reachtanna na h\u00c9ireann nua-aimseartha, cruinn agus inrochtana don phobal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Na tairbh\u00ed a bhaineann leis an gCl\u00e1r um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An smacht reachta<\/strong>: Is f\u00e9idir le saor\u00e1naigh agus le gn\u00f3lachta\u00ed rochtain a fh\u00e1il ar fhaisn\u00e9is chr\u00edochn\u00fail faoi na dl\u00edthe a bhfuil feidhm acu maidir leo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00c9ifeacht\u00falacht \u00f3 thaobh comhl\u00edonta de: <\/strong>Tr\u00ed reachta\u00edocht at\u00e1 as d\u00e1ta a bhaint, laghda\u00edtear an t-am a th\u00f3gann s\u00e9 ar ghn\u00f3lachta\u00ed agus ar chomhlachta\u00ed poibl\u00ed na dl\u00edthe is infheidhme a shainaithint, mar aon leis an gcostas a bhaineann leis sin.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nuach\u00f3iri\u00fa reachtach: <\/strong>Taca\u00edonn an obair seo le reachta\u00edocht na h\u00c9ireann a chomhdhl\u00fath\u00fa agus cuireann s\u00ed cusp\u00f3ir\u00ed an Rialtais i nd\u00e1il le \u2018t\u00fas \u00e1ite don digiti\u00fa\u2019 chun cinn.<\/li>\n<li>T\u00fas \u00e1ite don digiti\u00fa: Agus an Coimisi\u00fan \u00e1 ail\u00edni\u00fa againn leis an gcusp\u00f3ir at\u00e1 ag an Rialtas i nd\u00e1il le \u2018t\u00fas \u00e1ite don digiti\u00fa\u2019, cr\u00edochn\u00f3idh \u00e1r gcuid oibre an pr\u00f3iseas a bhaineann le liosta cr\u00edochnaitheach a bheith againn den reachta\u00edocht choime\u00e1dta r\u00e9amh-1922 ar fad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>An dul chun cinn go dt\u00ed seo<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Tar \u00e9is sraith Achtanna um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail (2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016) lena bpl\u00e9itear le hAchtanna Poibl\u00ed at\u00e1 as feidhm, arb Achtanna r\u00e9amh-Neamhsple\u00e1chais iad den chuid is m\u00f3, le hAchtanna Pr\u00edobh\u00e1ideacha, \u00c1iti\u00fala agus Pearsanta a rinneadh suas go dt\u00ed an bhliain 1922, agus le reachta\u00edocht th\u00e1naisteach a rinneadh suas go dt\u00ed an bhliain 1820, ghabh an Coimisi\u00fan air f\u00e9in athbhreithni\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh ar an reachta\u00edocht th\u00e1naisteach a rinneadh \u00f3n mbliain 1821 go dt\u00ed an bhliain 1922.<\/p>\n<p>Mar thoradh ar an athbhreithni\u00fa sin, tugadh isteach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/eli\/2025\/act\/10\/enacted\/en\/html\">an tAcht um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail<\/a>, 2025, rud a bhaineann leis an tr\u00e9imhse 1821-1860. Tugadh an Bille isteach den ch\u00e9ad uair i Seanad \u00c9ireann i m\u00ed Dheireadh F\u00f3mhair 2024 agus sh\u00ednigh an tUachtar\u00e1n \u00e9 ina dhl\u00ed an 25 I\u00fail 2025.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 na dl\u00edthe sin ar f\u00e1il ar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishstatutebook.ie\/\">R\u00edomhleabhar Reachtanna na h\u00c9ireann<\/a> ar l\u00edne.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Obair reatha<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Is \u00e9 an Coimisi\u00fan um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed, le taca\u00edocht \u00f3 Oifig an Ard-Aighne, at\u00e1 freagrach as an gcl\u00e1r. T\u00e1 an obair ar an gcuid eile den tr\u00e9imhse 1861-1922 beagnach cr\u00edochnaithe, agus cuirfear t\u00fas le comhairli\u00fach\u00e1n le ranna rialtais sa bhliain 2026.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 s\u00e9 beartaithe againn Bille um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail a thabhairt isteach don tr\u00e9imhse 1861-1922, lena gc\u00falghairfear an reachta\u00edocht th\u00e1naisteach at\u00e1 as feidhm agus lena ndeimhneofar c\u00e9n reachta\u00edocht at\u00e1 i bhfeidhm go f\u00f3ill. Beidh sa Bhille sceidil ina mionsonr\u00f3far na nithe at\u00e1 \u00e1 gc\u00falghairm agus na nithe at\u00e1 \u00e1 gcoime\u00e1d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>An Pr\u00f3iseas Comhairli\u00fach\u00e1in<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Is in dh\u00e1 ch\u00e9im a rachaimid i gcomhairle maidir leis an dr\u00e9acht-Bhille uainn.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>C\u00e9im a hAon: Comhairli\u00fach\u00e1n Rannach<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Rachaimid i gcomhairle le ranna, comhlachta\u00ed agus gn\u00edomhaireachta\u00ed Rialtais chun a dtuairim\u00ed a lorg maidir leis na p\u00edosa\u00ed sonracha reachta\u00edochta t\u00e1naist\u00ed ba cheart a ch\u00falghairm n\u00f3 a choime\u00e1d.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>C\u00e9im a D\u00f3: Comhairli\u00fach\u00e1n Poibl\u00ed<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Tabharfaimid cuireadh do dhaoine den phobal tuairim\u00ed a chur isteach maidir leis na p\u00edosa\u00ed reachta\u00edochta a bhfuil s\u00e9 beartaithe iad a ch\u00falghairm n\u00f3 a choime\u00e1d. Breithn\u00edtear an t-aiseolas ar fad a fhaightear agus sceidil deiridh an Bhille \u00e1 n-ullmh\u00fa.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Na ch\u00e9ad ch\u00e9imeanna eile<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Tabharfaimid dr\u00e9achtsceidil don ch\u00e9ad Bhille eile um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail chun cr\u00edche agus oibreoimid i gcomhar le hOifig an Ard-Aighne chun an Bille deiridh a dhr\u00e9acht\u00fa. Nuair a bheidh an obair sin cr\u00edochnaithe, beidh an reachta\u00edocht choime\u00e1dta r\u00e9amh-1922 ar fad ar f\u00e1il i R\u00edomhleabhar Reachtanna na h\u00c9ireann, rud ar st\u00f3r cuimsitheach ar l\u00edne \u00e9 de na dl\u00edthe uile at\u00e1 i bhfeidhm in \u00c9irinn. Is \u00ed an ch\u00e9ad tr\u00e9imhse eile a dtabharfar aghaidh uirthi sa Chl\u00e1r um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail n\u00e1 an reachta\u00edocht th\u00e1naisteach \u00f3n mbliain 1922 go dt\u00ed an bhliain 1950.<\/p>\n\n            <\/article>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-880","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>An Cl\u00e1r um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail - Law Reform<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawreform.ie\/ga\/an-clar-um-athchoiriu-an-dli-reachtuil\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Cl\u00e1r um Athch\u00f3iri\u00fa an Dl\u00ed Reacht\u00fail - 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