Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 June 2016
213. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the Bills he will reinitiate relevant to his Department from the previous Dáil; the Bills he will introduce in the coming sessions; when he will introduce each Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15205/16]
View answerThere are two Bills, the Energy Bill 2016 and the Minerals Development Bill 2015, which I propose to re-initiate in the current Dáil session. Second stage on the Energy Bill has already commenced.
There are a number of other Bills currently in preparation in my Department which will be brought to the Houses of the Oireachtas in due course and these are set out in the table:
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Communications Energy and Natural Resources |
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Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill |
To amend the Broadcasting Act 2009 on the BAI 5 year review of public funding |
Heads being prepared |
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Digital Hub Development Agency (Dissolution) Bill |
To dissolve the DHDA, repeal the DHDA Act 2003, and to give effect to the merger between the DHDA and Dublin City Council |
Heads expected in July 2016 |
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EirGrid Bill |
To establish EirGrid in primary legislation |
Initial preparatory work is underway |
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Geothermal Energy Development Bill |
To provide a legislative framework for the vesting, licensing and regulation of the development of geothermal energy |
Drafting is ongoing |
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Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill |
To confirm that IFI has the power to prosecute under the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 and the power to prohibit purchase and possession of certain fish |
Drafting of heads is underway |
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Inland Fisheries (Modernisation & Consolidation) Bill |
To modernise and consolidate existing provisions of legislation governing the inland fisheries sector |
Heads expected early 2017 |
Details of the Government's full Legislation Programme was published yesterday and is available on www.taoiseach.gov.ie.
