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Health (Amendment) Bill 2019
- Sponsor
- Louise O'Reilly · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 11 Jun 2019
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Health Act 1970 to require Minister for Health conduct reviews of Long Term Illness Scheme effectiveness every three years, starting within 12 months of bill passage.
- Minister must publish review findings and conclusions on Department of Health website and submit to both Houses of Oireachtas within 6 months of each review.
- Aims to update the Long Term Illness Scheme, which provides free medicines to people with specified long-term diseases, to cover conditions not currently included.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil11 Jun 2019
Debates
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