Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 March 2015
256. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of items of legislation that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by his Department since 2011; his plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming pieces of legislation from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12409/15]
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.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications will be meeting with my Department in April to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny in relation to the Minerals Development Bill.
There are a number of other Bills currently in preparation in the Department which will be brought to the Houses of the Oireachtas in due course. Where feasible these Bills, in accordance with pre- legislative scrutiny requirements, will also be sent to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications for consideration.
