Legislative Process

Thursday, 18 July 2013

Questions (54)

Regina Doherty

Question:

54. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of amendments he proposed on Committee and Report Stages in Seanad Éireann in 2012; if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of his own amendments that were accepted; and if he will indicate in tabular form the number of amendments accepted from Members of the Seanad, broken down by Senator. [36437/13]

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Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

I sponsored two items of legislation in 2012 and the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.

Name of Bill	No of Government amendments tabled/accepted in the Seanad	No of other amendments tabled/accepted in the Seanad
European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2012	None/None	None/None
Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution Bill (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill, 2012	None/None	None/None