Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 16th December, 2022.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (No. 6 of 2022), after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022.

2. The 1st day of March 2023 is appointed as the day on which the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (No. 6 of 2022) shall, insofar as it is not already in operation, come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

13 December, 2022.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order appoints 1^st of March 2023 as the date on which the provisions of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 come into effect.

The primary focus of this technical Bill is to provide for the transfer of specialist-community based disability functions from the Minister for Health to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The legislation includes provisions in relation to:

Revised corporate and accountability arrangements for the Executive under the Health Act 2004 ;

Expansion of Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youths powers in respect of investigations by the Health Information and Quality Authority under the Health Act 2007 ;

Revised arrangements to provide for the coordination of sectoral plans by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth under the Disability Act 2005 ; and

Provisions relating to consultation, joint functions and cooperation between the Minister for Health and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.