Enacted 23/2022
Institutional Burials Bill 2022
- Introduced
- 28 Feb 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
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- Government appoints a Director to excavate and recover human remains from institutions' burial grounds, with dignity protocols and identification programs involving relatives.
- Establishes DNA database through Forensic Science Ireland and allows Director to access burial land, with compensation for property interference and remedial works after excavation.
- Amends tax and planning laws; creates Advisory Board; allows future forensic testing regulations; transfers Director's remaining functions to a Minister on office closure.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil28 Feb 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil28 Feb 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil29 Mar 2022
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil3 May 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil15 Jun 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad15 Jun 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad23 Jun 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad28 Jun 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad6 Jul 2022
- Enacted13 Jul 2022