Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020

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• Amends Health Act 1970 to gradually provide free GP services to all children under 13 living in Ireland.
• Changes eligibility criteria for health services under the 1970 Act; details of new criteria not specified in long title.
• Makes miscellaneous other changes to Health Act 1970; specific amendments not detailed in long title provided.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   29 Jun 2020
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   23 Jul 2020
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   23 Jul 2020
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   23 Jul 2020
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   23 Jul 2020
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Jul 2020
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Jul 2020
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Jul 2020
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Jul 2020
10. Enacted

    2 Aug 2020