Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Transfers Mother and Baby Homes Commission records and databases to the Child and Family Agency without redaction upon the Commission's dissolution on 28 February 2021.
• Restricts the Agency's processing of non-Agency records to purposes authorised by data protection laws or other legislation, while permitting processing of information originating from Agency-provided records.
• Requires the Commission to submit its final report by 30 October 2020 and amends the Judicial Council Act 2019 to extend personal injuries guidelines deadlines.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage26th Seanad

   6 Oct 2020
2. Second Stage26th Seanad

   14 Oct 2020
3. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   16 Oct 2020
4. Report Stage26th Seanad

   16 Oct 2020
5. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   16 Oct 2020
6. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   16 Oct 2020
7. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   22 Oct 2020
8. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   22 Oct 2020
9. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   22 Oct 2020
10. Cream List26th Seanad

    23 Oct 2020
11. Enacted

    25 Oct 2020

Debates

• [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages23 Oct 2020↗
• Committee and Remaining Stages22 Oct 2020↗
• Second Stage21 Oct 2020↗
• Second Stage (Resumed)16 Oct 2020↗
• Order for Second Stage14 Oct 2020↗

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