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Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- Minister for Justice and Equality
- Introduced
- 21 Dec 2016
- Last updated
- 6 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Removes bans on deaf people serving on juries and replaces mental illness bar with functional capacity test for jury service.
- Repeals prohibition preventing people with mental disabilities from standing for election to Dáil, Seanad, and European Parliament.
- Makes National Disability Authority staff state civil servants; establishes Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission as monitor of UN Convention compliance.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil21 Dec 2016
- Second Stage32nd Dáil31 Jan 2017
- Committee Stage32nd Dáil23 Feb 2017
Debates
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