Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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212. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 that have not yet been commenced; and the date on which he expects them to be commenced. [26113/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 is a comprehensive piece of legislation which is being commenced on a gradual basis. The following are the provisions of the 2011 Act which have yet to be commenced:

Section 4(2);

Section 9(2)(g)(ii);

Section 37(2)(a);

Sections 39, 40, 41, 44, 45;

Section 59(1)(b) re professional competence;

Section 59(2)(d);

Section 65(1)(b);

Section 84;

Sections 87 – 91;

Section 102(2), (3), (5); and

Section 103.

No dates have been set for the commencement of these sections.