I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 513 together.
Table 1 shows the requested details relating to the Children First Bill 2014 which was the subject of pre-legislative scrutiny before it's presentation by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to the Oireachtas. Table 2 shows the Bills that were presented by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to the Oireachtas since September 2013. The Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013 was presented in the Dáil on 16 December 2013 and was enacted on 20 December 2013. The Children First Bill 2014 was presented on 10 April 2014 and is currently before the Dáil.
Table 1
Name
|
Number
|
Presented
|
Children First Bill 2014
|
30 of 2014
|
10 April 2014
|
Table 2
Name
|
Number
|
Presented
|
Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013
|
133 of 2013
|
16 December 2013
|
Children First Bill 2014
|
30 of 2014
|
10 April 2014
|