Bill entitled an Act, to make exceptional provision, in the public interest and having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 and in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effect of the spread of the disease known as Covid-19, to amend the Health Act 1947 to confer a power on the Minister for Health to make regulations prohibiting or restricting the holding of certain events or access to certain premises and to provide for enforcement measures; to provide for powers for certain medical officers of health to order, in certain circumstances, the detention of persons who are suspected to be potential sources of infection with the disease known as Covid-19 and to provide for enforcement measures in that regard; and to confer on the Minister for Health the power to designate areas as areas of infection of Covid-19 and to provide for related matters; to amend and extend the Social Welfare Acts to provide for amendments in relation to entitlement to illness benefit for persons who have been diagnosed with, or are a probable source of infection with the disease known as Covid-19; and to provide for amendments in relation to jobseeker’s benefit and jobseeker’s allowance to mitigate the economic effects of the spread of the disease known as Covid-19; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated: 20 Mar 2020
History of this Act
The Bill has been signed into law by the President.
20 Mar 2020
Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
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Dáil First Stage
18 Mar 2020
Dáil First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
18 Mar 2020
Completed
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Dáil Second Stage
19 Mar 2020
Dáil Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
19 Mar 2020
Completed
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Dáil Third Stage
19 Mar 2020
Dáil Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)19 Mar 2020
Completed
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Dáil Fourth Stage
19 Mar 2020
Dáil Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)19 Mar 2020
Completed
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Dáil Fifth Stage
19 Mar 2020
Dáil Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made and it is set down for Second Stage in the Seanad
(Also known as Final Stage)19 Mar 2020
Completed
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Seanad First Stage
n/a
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is deemed to have passed Seanad First Stage
n/a
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
20 Mar 2020
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
20 Mar 2020
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
20 Mar 2020
Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
(Also known as Committee Stage)20 Mar 2020
Completed
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Seanad Fourth Stage
20 Mar 2020
Seanad Fourth Stage
Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
(Also known as Report Stage)20 Mar 2020
Completed
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Seanad Fifth Stage
20 Mar 2020
Seanad Fifth Stage
Final statements on the Bill are made
(Also known as Final Stage)20 Mar 2020
Completed
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Enacted
20 Mar 2020
Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
20 Mar 2020
Completed
20 Mar 2020
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020
20 Mar 2020
An tAcht Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála eile ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail), 2020
19 Mar 2020
As passed by Dáil Éireann
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020
16 Mar 2020
As initiated
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020
Amendments
20 Mar 2020
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
19 Mar 2020
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Dáil]
19 Mar 2020
Committee Stage
1st Additional List of Amendments [Dáil]
This list of debates may not be complete. You can also search directly for this Bill within the Debates section.
Debates
20 Mar 2020
Seanad Éireann
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages
20 Mar 2020
Seanad Éireann
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage
19 Mar 2020
Dáil Éireann
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages
19 Mar 2020
Dáil Éireann
An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála Eile Ar Mhaithe Le Leas an Phobail), 2020: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha
19 Mar 2020
Dáil Éireann
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage
19 Mar 2020
Dáil Éireann
An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála Eile Ar Mhaithe Le Leas an Phobail), 2020: An Dara Céim
19 Mar 2020
Dáil Éireann
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Order for Second Stage