Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2015
221. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of bills initiated in his Department that have been subject to the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure in the Oireachtas. [1819/15]
View answerIn response to the Deputy’s question the following table outlines the Bills initiated in my Department that have been subject to the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure in the Oireachtas:
Bills initiated by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
|
Number |
Name |
Purpose |
Subject to Pre-Legislative Scrutiny |
Reason why no Pre-Legislative Scrutiny took place |
|
No. 39 of 2012 |
Statute Law Revision Bill 2012 (Subsequently Passed 2 July 2012) |
Repeals spent and obsolete statutes enacted prior to 6 December 1922 |
N/a |
Bill was introduced prior to the introduction of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Process |
|
Not Enacted yet Bill No. 75 of 2012 |
Valuation (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012 |
To accelerate the National Revaluation Programme and update valuation legislation. |
No |
Bill was introduced prior to the introduction of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Process |
|
No. 33 of 2013 |
Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013 |
To provide for the exercise by either House or both Houses of the Oireachtas (or by a Committee of either House or both Houses) of a power to conduct an inquiry into specified matters, to provide for matters relating to compellability, privilege and procedure in the Houses (and in Committees of either House or both Houses), and to provide for related matters. |
Yes |
|
|
No. 47 of 2013 |
Public Sector Management (Recruitment and Appointment) (Amendment) Act 2013 |
To enable the redeployment of members of staff in the Civil Service and certain other sectors of the Public Service to other positions in the Public Service (whether the Civil Service or other foregoing sectors); to provide for regulations concerning sick leave in the Public Service; for that purpose to amend the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004, and to provide for related matters. |
No |
Bill was introduced prior to the introduction of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Process |
|
No. 30 of 2014 |
Freedom of Information Act 2014 |
Reform of Freedom of Information |
Yes |
|
|
Not Enacted yet Bill No. 59 of 2014 |
Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014 |
To provide for establishing and maintaining a register of persons who carry on lobbying activities; to provide for a code of conduct/ to amend the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995; and to provide for related matters |
Yes |
|
|
Not Enacted yet Bill No. 75 of 2014 |
Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014 |
To amend and extend the Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959 and the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003 and to provide for related matters |
Yes |
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