Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2002

Public bill · Government · Presented

Renames the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal as the Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal and allows it to compensate people infected with HIV in Ireland through blood products, along with certain spouses, children, carers and dependants. It sets eligibility and application deadlines, explains how awards and appeals are handled, and recognises losses such as bereavement, trauma and relationship impacts.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act, 1997 to enable the Tribunal to award compensation to certain persons who contracted HIV within the State from certain blood products and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018