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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 May 2009

Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Questions (253)

John O'Mahony

Question:

305 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the Title of each Bill sponsored by him which was passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas and subsequently signed into law in respect of each of the years 2004 to 2008 and to date in 2009; if, in each case, it was drafted and passed in order to give effect to a directive from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18845/09]

Written answers

Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív)

In the years to which the Deputy refers, the following bills sponsored by me were passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas and subsequently signed into law.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill (2004)

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2005

Charities Bill 2007

Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007

None of these Bills were drafted or passed to give effect to a directive from the European Union.