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Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2018
- Sponsor
- Alan Kelly · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 14 Jun 2018
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Extends fatal injuries law to cover stillbirths from medical negligence at 24+ weeks gestation, allowing family members to claim compensation for mental distress.
- Increases the statutory cap on compensation for mental distress (solatium) in fatal injury cases from €35,000 to €75,000 distributed among family members.
- Creates remedy for mothers and family members when medical negligence during pregnancy causes loss of unborn child, previously excluded from compensation.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil14 Jun 2018
Debates
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