Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022

What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Exempts children under 16 years old from the €80 daily charge (max €800/year) for acute in-patient services in public hospitals.
• Exempts persons using private acute in-patient services under Section 55 of the Health Act 1970 from public hospital charges.
• Amends Section 53C of the Health Act 1970 to add two new exemption categories to existing acute in-patient service charges.

Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?

1. First Stage33rd Dáil

   29 Jun 2022
2. Second Stage33rd Dáil

   1 Jul 2022
3. Committee Stage33rd Dáil

   6 Jul 2022
4. Report Stage33rd Dáil

   6 Jul 2022
5. Fifth Stage33rd Dáil

   6 Jul 2022
6. Second Stage26th Seanad

   6 Jul 2022
7. Committee Stage26th Seanad

   12 Jul 2022
8. Report Stage26th Seanad

   12 Jul 2022
9. Fifth Stage26th Seanad

   12 Jul 2022
10. Enacted

    18 Jul 2022

Debates

• Committee and Remaining Stages12 Jul 2022↗
• Committee and Remaining Stages6 Jul 2022↗
• Second Stage1 Jul 2022↗

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