Second Stage Current 34th Dáil 15/2026

Education (Medical Emergencies in Schools) Bill 2026

Education Health

Sponsor: Eoghan Kenny
Introduced: 11 Feb 2026
Last updated: 12 Feb 2026

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

Minister can create regulations requiring more school staff to complete approved first aid training for medical emergencies.
More schools can be authorized to have staff administer certain prescription-only medicines without prescription during medical emergencies.
Bill enables emergency life-saving measures in schools; specific training requirements and eligible medicines set by future regulations.

Stage timeline

First Stage 34th Dáil

11 Feb 2026
Second Stage 34th Dáil

11 Feb 2026