Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013
295. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of amendments to legislation he proposed during Committee and Report Stages in Seanad Éireann in 2012; if he will provide in tabular form the number of his amendments accepted; and if he will indicate in tabular form the number of amendments accepted from Members of the Seanad, broken down by Senator. [36439/13]
View answerThe acceptance, or otherwise, of amendments proposed to legislation in Seanad Eireann is primarily a matter relating to the work of the Seanad. In particular, I have no direct responsibility in relation to whether an amendment that either I or a Senator proposes, is accepted by the Seanad, and I have no direct responsibility for the proposing of amendments by Senators.
However, extensive material in relation to the progress of legislation through the Seanad, including such progress at Committee and Report Stages, is made publicly available on the Oireachtas website at www.oireachtas.ie. This material includes transcripts of debates on legislation in the Seanad, lists of proposed amendments at Committee and Report Stages (including the name of the Senator proposing each amendment), and the text of the proposed legislation itself at each successive stage, including where appropriate any amendments which have been accepted at the previous stage.
