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 139/2018 Official bill number / year
Treatment of Cancer (Advertisements) Bill 2018
- Sponsor
- Kate O'Connell · Fine Gael
- Introduced
- 12 Dec 2018
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Bans advertisements offering cancer treatments or remedies, or suggesting medical consultation is unnecessary, across all media including internet and social media.
- Makes publishing prohibited cancer treatment ads a criminal offense prosecuted by Health Products Regulatory Authority, with court-imposed fines and/or imprisonment.
- Requires Authority to review the Act's operation within 18 months and report findings to Parliament within 12 months of review completion.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil12 Dec 2018
- Second Stage 32nd Dáil12 Dec 2018
Debates
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