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Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 8 Feb 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Transfers specialist community-based disability services policy and funding responsibility from Minister for Health to Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; HSE continues delivering services but reports to both Ministers.
- Establishes new governance and accountability structures: both Ministers can issue directions, approve plans, set budgets, and appoint board members for their respective functions; requires joint consultation on shared decisions.
- Amends Disability Act 2005 and Health Act 2007: Minister for Children gains power to prepare sectoral disability plans and direct health quality investigations for disability services.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil8 Feb 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil8 Feb 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil10 Feb 2022
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil23 Feb 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil2 Mar 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad2 Mar 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad23 Mar 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad29 Mar 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad6 Apr 2022
- Enacted12 Apr 2022
Debates
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