Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022

What this bill doesAI · 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 timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   8 Feb 2022
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   8 Feb 2022
3. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   10 Feb 2022
4. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   23 Feb 2022
5. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   2 Mar 2022
6. Second Stage26th Seanad

   2 Mar 2022
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   23 Mar 2022
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   29 Mar 2022
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   6 Apr 2022
10. Enacted

    12 Apr 2022

Debates

• Report and Final Stages6 Apr 2022↗
• Committee Stage29 Mar 2022↗
• Second Stage23 Mar 2022↗
• Report and Final Stages2 Mar 2022↗
• Second Stage10 Feb 2022↗

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