Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2016
233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to list the Finance Bills from the 31st Dáil he intends to reinitiate; and the Bills his Department is working on, with an indicative time scale for the legislative process in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12525/16]
View answerThe information requested in respect of the Bills which my Department are working on is set out in the following table. Once a Bill has been published it is, of course, a matter for the Oireachtas to determine when the various stages of the legislation will be taken.
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Bill |
Timeframe |
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Taxation and Certain Other Matters (International Mutual Assistance) Bill |
This Bill was submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny during the last Dáil session and is awaiting consideration by the relevant committee. |
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Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill |
The Department is seeking Government approval to reinstate the Single Resolution Board (Loan Facility Agreement) Bill 2016 at second stage in the Dáil. |
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Amalgamation of the Offices of the Pensions and Financial Services Ombudsman Bill |
It is anticipated that the further work required to finalise the detailed heads of Bill will be completed shortly. |
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Finance Bill |
In early October there will be a Memo to Government. In this Memo the Minister asks the Government to (i) approve proposals for inclusion in the Finance Bill (subject to certain conditions) and (ii) authorise the Minister to circulate the Finance Bill to Deputies on a specified date. |
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Bill |
The application to join the AIIB is currently being reviewed by the AIIB and its Founding Members and the Department of Finance is in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General regarding the draft legislation. Publication of Bill is envisaged before end of 2016. |
Additionally, a decision on whether or not to proceed with primary legislation has yet to be taken in respect of a Green Climate Fund Bill. In accordance with the commitment in the IFS 2020 Strategy, the Department of Finance is also working on proposals to amend the Investor Limited Partnership Act and related legislation.
