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Health (Amendment) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 18 Feb 2021
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Mandatory quarantine in government-designated facilities for travelers arriving from high-risk Covid-19 areas or without required test results; Minister designates risk areas.
- Increased penalties for Health Act violations: fines up to €4,000-€5,000 and imprisonment up to 6 months; fixed penalty notices up to €2,000.
- Alternatives to facility quarantine for international protection applicants and unaccompanied children; appeals process for early release on humanitarian grounds.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil18 Feb 2021
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil24 Feb 2021
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil25 Feb 2021
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil25 Feb 2021
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil25 Feb 2021
- Second Stage 26th Seanad25 Feb 2021
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad1 Mar 2021
- Report Stage 26th Seanad1 Mar 2021
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad1 Mar 2021
- Enacted7 Mar 2021
Debates
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