Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 34th Dáil The House currently handling the bill 45/2025 Official bill number / year
Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Mark Ward · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 9 Jul 2025
- Last updated
- 10 Jul 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Adds new verdict option to coroner inquests: 'Iatrogenic Suicide' where medical treatment or prescribed medication was the primary cause of death by suicide.
- Distinguishes Iatrogenic Suicide from ordinary suicide verdicts under the Coroners Act 1962 to provide legal recognition of this specific circumstance.
- Includes safeguard preventing Iatrogenic Suicide verdicts from assigning civil or criminal liability, as per existing Act provisions.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil9 Jul 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil9 Jul 2025
Debates
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