Fifth StageStage in the legislative process — click for what it meansCurrentThe bill’s status — click for what it means27th SeanadThe House currently handling the bill5/2025Official bill number / year
Insurance (Disregard of Certain Medical History and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Catherine Ardagh · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 18 Feb 2025
- Last updated
- 9 Jul 2026
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Prohibits financial service providers from discriminating against cancer survivors in accessing insurance, assurance, and mortgage products once they reach five years post-treatment.
- Removes requirement for cancer survivors meeting five-year post-treatment criterion to disclose past diagnosis when applying for financial services.
- Establishes offences and penalties, including fines and imprisonment, for financial service providers who breach these discrimination prohibitions.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage34th Dáil18 Feb 2025
- Second Stage34th Dáil18 Feb 2025
- Committee Stage34th Dáil19 Nov 2025
- Report Stage34th Dáil27 May 2026
- Fifth Stage34th Dáil17 Jun 2026
- Second Stage27th Seanad24 Jun 2026
- Committee Stage27th Seanad24 Jun 2026
- Report Stage27th Seanad8 Jul 2026
- Fifth Stage27th Seanad8 Jul 2026
Debates
Related bills
- Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025Fifth Stage
- Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2024Cream List
- Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2025Enacted
- Mineral Oil Tax (Emergency Cost of Living Reduction) Bill 2026Second Stage
- Housing Loans Regulations (Fresh Start - Buyout) (Amendment) Bill 2026Second Stage
- Credit Review Bill 2024Enacted