Committee Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 25th Seanad The House currently handling the bill 44/2018 Official bill number / year
First Aid and Mental Health in Schools (Initial Teacher Training) Bill 2018
- Sponsor
- Robbie Gallagher · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 2 May 2018
- Last updated
- 28 Mar 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Requires initial teacher training courses to include occupational first aid and mental health first aid training at a level prescribed by the Minister for Education and Skills.
- Prohibits schools from hiring teachers unless they provide evidence of completing required first aid and mental health training or approved refresher courses.
- Makes school Boards of Management responsible for ensuring no employed staff lack evidence of successfully completing the required training.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 25th Seanad2 May 2018
- Second Stage 25th Seanad2 May 2018
- Committee Stage 25th Seanad27 Mar 2025
Debates
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