Category: Laws
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Review of the Disability Act 2005
Public consultation to inform the review of the Disability Act 2005 – *Deadline extended to Friday 9 October 2026 at 5pm*. Key parts to the Act• Assessment of Need & Service Statements• Access to Public Sector & Infrastructure• Government Planning & Universal Design• Genetic Information Privacy• Complaints System From Gov.ie: It has been over 20…
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Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004 Publication of Review Implementation Plan
Published by Department of Education and Youth. Read comments in the press about the plan.
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Home care to be regulated – Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers)
Home care will be regulated for the first time and overseen by the patient safety watchdog (HIQA) under new legislation. Minister of State for Older People and Housing, Kieran O’Donnell said the Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025 which passed through both Houses of the Oireachtas was a landmark. Irish Independent 24/6/26 Link: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/home-care-to-be-regulated-for-first-time-as-landmark-law-passed/a/157758426.html?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=hyperlink
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Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (ADMA) & Decision-Making Representative Order (DMRO)
Key points: This Act shifts the focus from making decisions for someone to supporting someone to make their own choices. Every adult is assumed to have full capacity to make decisions unless proven otherwise. An individual is not declared to “lack capacity” outright; instead, capacity is assessed based on whether they can understand, retain, weigh…
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Education Act, 1998, Section 25 (Law)
Education Act, 1998, Section 25 PART VIMiscellaneousSchool year, week, day 25.—The Minister may, from time to time, following consultation with patrons, national associations of parents, recognised school management organisations and recognised trade unions and staff associations representing teachers, prescribe—(a) the minimum number of days in a school year during which a school shall be open…
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Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023 (Law)
(Bill 57 of 2023) https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2023/57/ Bill entitled an Act to amend the Disability Act 2005 and the Equal Status Act 2000 and to provide for related matters. Sponsored by: Tom Clonan; David P.B. Norris; Fintan Warfield; Frances Black; Lynn Boylan; Annie Hoey; Mark Wall; Niall Ó Donnghaile; Paul Gavan; Lynn Ruane; Alice-Mary Higgins; Victor Boyhan; Michael McDowell; Sharon Keogan; Rónán Mullen; Gerard P. Craughwell; Vincent P. Martin; Marie Sherlock; Eileen Flynn This Bill has…
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Support Disability Bill 2023 – FUSS
This Bill is due before the Seanad by end of April. It will need significant government support to pass into stage 4. Let your local representatives know how important this is to you and yours. https://www.fussireland.com/post/support-disability-bill-2023 Letter template to send to your TDs and Senators Please Edit this draft to suit your circumstance: Subject: Support…
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Disability rights are human rights
Disability rights are human rights. Government UNCRPD media campaign in 2023.
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HSE process to assess children’s needs not compliant with disability law, court finds
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/hse-process-to-assess-children-s-needs-not-compliant-with-disability-law-court-finds-1.4824601 The Irish Times11 March 2022