Bill entitled an Act to provide for the entitlement of every child in the State to a certain minimum education, and, for that purpose, to provide for the registration of children receiving education in places other than recognised schools, the compulsory attendance of certain children at recognised schools, the establishment of a body, to be known as the National Educational Welfare Board or, in the Irish language, an Bord Náisiúnta Leasa Oideachais, the coordination of its activities and those of certain other persons in so far as they relate to matters connected with school attendance, the identification of the causes of non-attendance on the part of certain students and the adoption of measures for its prevention, to repeal the School Attendance Acts, 1926 to 1967, to permit the supply of data relating to a person's educational history to certain persons, to provide for the amendment of the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1996, and to provide for matters connected therewith
Last updated: 5 Jul 2000
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
5 Jul 2000
Seanad Éireann
Dáil Éireann
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Seanad First Stage
23 Apr 1999
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
23 Apr 1999
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
19 May 1999
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
19 May 1999
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
16 Jun 1999
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)16 Jun 1999
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
29 Jun 2000
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)29 Jun 2000
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
29 Jun 2000
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Dáil
(Also known as Final Stage)29 Jun 2000
Completed
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Dáil First Stage
n/a
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Dáil First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
17 Nov 1999
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
17 Nov 1999
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
17 Nov 1999
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)17 Nov 1999
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
21 Jun 2000
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)21 Jun 2000
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
21 Jun 2000
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)21 Jun 2000
Completed
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Enacted
5 Jul 2000
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
5 Jul 2000
Completed
5 Jul 2000
An tAcht Oideachais (Leas), 2000
5 Jul 2000
Education (Welfare) Act 2000
This list of debates may not be complete. You can also search directly for this Bill within the Debates section.
Debates
29 Jun 2000
Seanad Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages.
21 Jun 2000
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage.
21 Jun 2000
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Report Stage (Resumed).
24 May 2000
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Report Stage (Resumed).
24 May 2000
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Report Stage.
24 May 2000
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Order for Report Stage.
11 Apr 2000
Select Committee On Education And Science
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999: Committee Stage (Resumed).
24 Feb 2000
Select Committee On Education And Science
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (Resumed).
22 Feb 2000
Select Committee On Education And Science
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (Resumed).
16 Feb 2000
Select Committee On Education And Science
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (Resumed).
26 Jan 2000
Select Committee On Education And Science
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [Seanad]: Committee Stage.
17 Nov 1999
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Second Stage (Resumed). - Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Referral to Select Committee.
17 Nov 1999
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Second Stage (Resumed).
17 Nov 1999
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Second Stage (Resumed).
6 Oct 1999
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Second Stage (Resumed).
6 Oct 1999
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Second Stage (Resumed).
5 Oct 1999
Dáil Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999 [ Seanad ] : Second Stage.
16 Jun 1999
Seanad Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 17.
16 Jun 1999
Seanad Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999: Committee Stage (Resumed). SECTION 9.
16 Jun 1999
Seanad Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999: Committee Stage.
19 May 1999
Seanad Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999: Second Stage.
19 May 1999
Seanad Éireann
Education (Welfare) Bill, 1999: Order for Second Stage.