Enacted Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means 4/2020 Official bill number / year
Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 24 Mar 2020
- Last updated
- 2 Apr 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Suspends residential tenancy terminations and rent increases for initial 3-month period, extendable by government order.
- Enables simplified re-registration of retired health professionals (doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, etc.) to address Covid-19 workforce needs.
- Introduces temporary wage subsidy scheme operated by Revenue Commissioners, with government contributing to eligible employers' wage costs for employees.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil24 Mar 2020
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil26 Mar 2020
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil26 Mar 2020
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil26 Mar 2020
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil26 Mar 2020
- Second Stage 25th Seanad27 Mar 2020
- Committee Stage 25th Seanad27 Mar 2020
- Report Stage 25th Seanad27 Mar 2020
- Fifth Stage 25th Seanad27 Mar 2020
- Enacted27 Mar 2020
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