Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers will bring the Critical Infrastructure Bill to Cabinet.
Under the Bill, State bodies will be legally required to ensure the faster delivery of important capital projects.
Projects designated in the national and public interest like transport, water and energy projects will be allowed to skip to the top of the queue at each approval stage.
The changes are contained in the General Scheme of the Critical Infrastructure Bill.
Minister Chambers is expected to tell Cabinet colleagues the purpose of the legislation is to mandate State bodies to recognise and accelerate key projects through all planning and licensing stages.
The new laws will mean that agencies must write to the Minister to outline what steps are being taken to support quicker delivery.
The legislation itself does not identify specific projects for fast tracking.
Instead, the Minister for Public Expenditure will make a recommendation for a particular project which will then be approved through a vote by Dáil Éireann.
Also at Cabinet, Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee will outline Ireland's policy priorities for the EU presidency which include security and competitiveness.
It is understood that inviting Northern Ireland ministers and UK government ministers to attend some EU presidency events is under consideration.
Meanwhile, Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill will seek Government approval to publish the Public Health Bill to regulate nicotine inhaling products.
The Bill will prohibit the sale of nicotine consumption products such as pouches to those aged under 18.
The advertising of nicotine inhaling products and nicotine consumption products in all retail outlets will be outlawed.
It will restrict colours and imagery on nicotine inhaling devices and packaging.
Tánaiste Simon Harris will outline a plan to Cabinet to appoint two new financial literacy ambassadors to champion a greater understanding of financial issues.
It comes as part of the Tánaiste’s plan to support households with a new savings and investment account.
He will also seek approval to dissolve Nama, conclude the IBRC special liquidation and transfer the activities of both entities to the NTMA.
Two transport plans to be brought to Cabinet
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien, along with Minister of State Seán Canney, have two transport plans going to Government this morning.
The Moving Together strategy and the Sustainable Mobility Policy Action Plan.
The Moving Together strategy aims to tackle congestion and transport-related air pollution in urban areas.
Opportunities to switch to more efficient ways of traveling will be encouraged by the plan.
The Sustainable Mobility Policy Action Plan will be backed by 40 commitments in the Programme for Government.
These include MetroLink, DART+, Cork Commuter Rail, BusConnects projects in Dublin, Cork and Galway, and investment in improving transport accessibility.
Minister for Higher Education James Lawless will sign regulations to enable the SUSI student grant renewals to open on 5 March and new applications in early April.
These regulations give effect to the Budget commitment to introduce a permanent €500 cut to the Student Contribution.
Minister for Housing James Browne is to implement a new council house maintenance scheme which links performance to funding.
He will inform Cabinet that 2,188 vacant social homes were brought back into use in 2025.
The minister wants local authorities to reduce the length of time taken to turn around vacant social homes, and he does not accept that the level of refurbishment between tenancies is necessary.
A €40 million fund is being allocated to local authorities in 2026 to repair 2,200 vacant social homes.
Those who fail to deliver will see their funding redistributed to other councils.
Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley is bringing a memo to Cabinet to put the independence of the National Review Panel on a statutory footing.
The National Review Panel produces reports into the death or other serious incidents involving a child known to or in the care of Tusla.
