Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 December 2016
651. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the name and number of Bills in preparation or published by her Department since May 2016; the stage each Bill is at in the Houses of the Oireachtas; the number of Bills from her Department signed into law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40138/16]
View answerMy Department has a total of 9 Bills listed in the Government legislation programme for the current Dáil Session and they are as follows:
- Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill
- Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill
- Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill
- Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) (Miscellaneous Intellectual Property) Bill
- Amendment of the Constitution (Unified Patent Court) Bill
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill
- Statutory Audits Bill
- Organisation of Working Time (Amendment) Bill
- Legislation to improve protections for workers on insecure, low hour contracts
My Department has published two Bills since the Government came to Office on 6 May 2016. The Companies (Accounting) Bill was published on 5 August 2016 and it completed Committee Stage in the Dáil on 22 November 2016. The Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill was published on 4 November and the Bill is currently at Committee stage in the Seanad. I intend publishing the Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016 before the end of 2016.
No Bills from my Department have been signed into law since 6 May 2016.
