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 14/2025 Official bill number / year
Guardianship of Infants (Amendment) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Gary Gannon · Social Democrats
- Introduced
- 29 Apr 2025
- Last updated
- 30 Apr 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Automatically suspends guardianship rights when parent convicted of murdering child's other parent; interim suspension lasts up to 3 months pending full court order.
- Child and Family Agency applies to District Court for full suspension where another guardian is available and suspension serves child's best interests.
- Court appoints Guardian Ad Litem to represent child separately, report child's views and needs to court, and provide age-appropriate information about proceedings.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil29 Apr 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil29 Apr 2025
Debates
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