First Stage Defeated 26th Seanad 89/2022
Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Eileen Flynn
- Introduced
- 29 Sep 2022
- Last updated
- 26 Feb 2026
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- Expands the Director of Authorised Intervention's powers to investigate suspected inappropriate burials in institutions even when exact burial locations are unknown.
- Allows people who believe they are related to those buried on institutional land to request excavation of that land.
- Bill was defeated at First Stage; did not progress to law.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 26th Seanad29 Sep 2022