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Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 20 Jan 2026
- Last updated
- 25 Jun 2026
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Creates mandatory registration scheme for home support providers. Providers must register with HIQA's Chief Inspector or face offence; registration can be refused, cancelled, or conditioned based on fit-and-proper-person test and compliance with ministerial regulations.
- Gives Chief Inspector power to inspect premises, collect data from providers, and enforce standards. Non-compliance can result in registration cancellation, with District Court appeal rights available and interim emergency orders possible within 28 days.
- Existing providers have 3-month notification window, then 2 years to apply for registration. During transition, existing providers must comply with data collection and information requirements as if already registered.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage34th Dáil20 Jan 2026
- Second Stage34th Dáil20 Jan 2026
- Committee Stage34th Dáil20 Jan 2026
- Report Stage34th Dáil20 May 2026
- Fifth Stage34th Dáil20 May 2026
- Second Stage27th Seanad16 Jun 2026
- Committee Stage27th Seanad23 Jun 2026
- Report Stage27th Seanad23 Jun 2026
- Fifth Stage27th Seanad23 Jun 2026