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Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Introduced
- 17 Oct 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Establishes payment scheme for former residents of Mother and Baby institutions; makes lump-sum payments based on length of stay and provides free health services via enhanced medical card.
- Creates independent Chief Deciding Officer office within Department of Children to examine applications, determine eligibility, process reviews and appeals, and conduct public awareness campaign.
- Scheme closes no later than five years after establishment; applicants may request review within 60 days of determination; excludes those who previously received awards from Residential Institutions Redress Scheme for same institution.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil17 Oct 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil17 Oct 2022
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil27 Oct 2022
- Report Stage33rd Dáil15 Nov 2022
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil22 Feb 2023
- Second Stage26th Seanad22 Feb 2023
- Committee Stage26th Seanad19 Apr 2023
- Report Stage26th Seanad31 May 2023
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad28 Jun 2023
- Cream List33rd Dáil5 Jul 2023
- Enacted11 Jul 2023
Debates
- From the Seanad5 Jul 2023
- Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage28 Jun 2023
- Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage21 Jun 2023
- Report Stage14 Jun 2023
- Committee Stage (Resumed)31 May 2023
- Committee Stage (Resumed)30 May 2023
- Committee Stage (Resumed)24 May 2023
- Committee Stage (Resumed)23 May 2023
- Committee Stage16 May 2023
- Second Stage19 Apr 2023
- Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage22 Feb 2023
- Report and Final Stages1 Feb 2023
- Second Stage27 Oct 2022
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