Second Stage Current 34th Dáil 15/2022

Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022

Health Business & Regulation

Sponsor: Darren O'Rourke
Introduced: 2 Feb 2022
Last updated: 20 Jun 2025

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Pharmaceutical companies and medical equipment suppliers must annually declare payments, gifts, donations, or transfers of value given to healthcare professionals or organizations.
Applies to companies, their servants, and agents making or facilitating such transfers to healthcare workers or health institutions.
Aims to increase transparency about financial relationships between industry and healthcare sector; currently at Second Stage debate.

Stage timeline

First Stage 33rd Dáil

2 Feb 2022
Second Stage 34th Dáil

19 Jun 2025