Health (Amendment) (Home Support Providers) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-06-23
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Kieran O'Donnell (FG), Limerick City

The Senator is correct that we are hoping a general scheme for adult safeguarding legislation for the health and social care sector will go to Cabinet before the end of the year. We are working intensively on that. We will seek the Seanad's assistance, and the legislation will be enacted once the President has signed it. There will then be a lead-in period. There will be a year for HIQA to get ready for the legislation. Within a two-year period thereafter, HIQA will have a full register of home support providers up and running. After that period, home support providers will not be able to operate without being on the register.

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Sitting date: 2026-06-23