EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means7/2020Official bill number / year
Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 29 Jun 2020
- Last updated
- 17 Aug 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Increases medical card income limits for people aged 70+: €550/week single person, €1,050/week couple.
- Introduces free GP services for children under 13, rolled out incrementally (starting at under-8s).
- Updates HSE governance references from 'Director General' to 'chief executive officer' in Health Act 1970.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil29 Jun 2020
- Second Stage33rd Dáil23 Jul 2020
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil23 Jul 2020
- Report Stage33rd Dáil23 Jul 2020
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil23 Jul 2020
- Second Stage26th Seanad24 Jul 2020
- Committee Stage26th Seanad24 Jul 2020
- Report Stage26th Seanad24 Jul 2020
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad24 Jul 2020
- Enacted2 Aug 2020
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