Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 112/2017 Official bill number / year
Mental Health Parity Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- James Browne · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 26 Sep 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Places legal duty on Minister for Health to promote mental health parity with physical health across the health system.
- Requires all health organisations to meet parity obligations for mental health services and integrate mental with physical care.
- Aims to address systemic neglect and resource shortages in mental health through policy and cultural shift in governance.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil26 Sep 2017
- Second Stage 32nd Dáil26 Sep 2017
Debates
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