2020/2
Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020
Introduced
24 March 2020
Last action
27 March 2020 · Enacted
Status
Enacted
Sponsors
Minister for Health
Subjects
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2 April 2020
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Irish
An tAcht um Bearta Éigeandála ar Mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020
Summary
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 that disease and to mitigate the adverse economic consequences resulting, or likely to result from the spread of that disease and to mitigate its impact on the administration of vital public service functions; to make provision in relation to the operation of certain provisions of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 during the period of 3 months following the enactment of this Act and such further period (if any) as may be specified by order of the Government; to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide, in certain circumstances, for the disregard of a certain period in the calculation of time limits referred to in that Act and in certain other enactments; to provide for the registration of certain health and social care professionals to fulfil the need for medical resources to alleviate the risk from Covid-19 to human life and public health and for those and related purposes to amend the Dentists Act 1985, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Pharmacy Act 2007, the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, and the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011; to make provision, due to the exigencies of the public health emergency posed by the spread of Covid-19, for certain amendments and modifications to the provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001 relating to the carrying out of reviews under section 18 of that Act; to amend the Defence Act 1954 to enable the re-enlistment of formerly enlisted persons; to enable the provision of a temporary wage subsidy to certain employees; to make provision in relation to the operation of certain provisions of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 for a certain period following the enactment of this Act and such further period (if any) as may be specified by order of the Government and, for that purpose, to amend the Redundancy Payments Act 1967; to make provision allowing for the modified operation of certain aspects of the civil registration system, if required, for a limited period and such further period (if any) as may be specified by order of the Government, including by way of allowing certain persons to provide particulars to a registrar in writing rather than by appearing in person, and by allowing the staff of an tArd-Chláraitheoir to perform the functions of certain registrars in circumstances where the civil registration system is not available or able to perform its statutory functions as it ordinarily would be, and for those purposes, to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004; and to provide for related matters.
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Timeline
24 March 2020
Published
Source: Dáil Éireann
24 March 2020
First Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
26 March 2020
Second Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
26 March 2020
Committee Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
26 March 2020
Report Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
26 March 2020
Fifth Stage
Source: Dáil Éireann
27 March 2020
Enacted
27 March 2020
Second Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
27 March 2020
Committee Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
27 March 2020
Report Stage
Source: Seanad Éireann
27 March 2020
Fifth Stage
Enacted
Source: Seanad Éireann
27 March 2020
Enacted
Enacted
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An tAcht um Bearta Éigeandála ar Mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020
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An tAcht um Bearta Éigeandála ar Mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020
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Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020
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As passed by Dáil Éireann
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Explanatory Memorandum
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As Initiated
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- Minister for Health · Minister for Health
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- Legal framework · Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 · 2020/2 · IE
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Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2020/4/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/2020/4
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