Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 January 2015
966. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [1810/15]
View answerTo date there have been no Bills initiated in my Department that have been subject to the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure in the Oireachtas, which was introduced with effect from November, 2013. There are a number of Bills currently in preparation in the Department which will be brought to the Houses of the Oireachtas in due course. These Bills will, in accordance with Dáil Standing Order 123A, where feasible be sent to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for consideration for the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure.
