Second Stage Current 34th Dáil 45/2025

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2025

Justice & Policing

Sponsor: Mark Ward
Introduced: 9 Jul 2025
Last updated: 10 Jul 2025

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Amends the 1962 Coroners Act to introduce a new verdict called 'Iatrogenic Suicide' for coroner inquests.
Allows coroners to record when medical treatment or healthcare contributed to a person's death by suicide.
Specific changes and implementation date not yet detailed; bill currently at Second Stage parliamentary debate.

Stage timeline

First Stage 34th Dáil

9 Jul 2025
Second Stage 34th Dáil

9 Jul 2025