Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 November 2019
229. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number, date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46096/19]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that Standing Order 164A of Dáil Eireann Standing Orders 2016 and Standing Order 168 of Seanad Eireann Standing Orders 2017 provide that "twelve months following the enactment of a Bill, save in the case of the Finance Bill and the Appropriation Bill, the member of the Government or Minister of State who is officially responsible for implementation of the Act shall provide a report which shall review the functioning if the Act and which shall be laid in the Parliamentary library."
The information requested by the Deputy of the date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by my Department since March 2011 is set out below in tabular form.
I can further confirm to the Deputy that work is underway in my Department to complete such reports on a number of other Acts.
Post-Enactment Reports – Department of Justice & Equality
|
No. |
Title of Act |
Date of publication of Post-enactment Report |
|
1 |
Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014 |
5 May 2015 |
|
2 |
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 |
13 July 2015 |
|
3 |
Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 |
1 March 2016 |
|
4 |
Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Act 2015 |
22 March 2017 |
|
5 |
Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 |
22 March 2017 |
|
6 |
Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014 |
19 June 2017 |
|
7 |
Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2016 |
28 July 2017 |
|
8 |
Court of Appeal Act 2014 |
20 February 2018 |
|
9 |
Courts Act 2015 |
20 February 2018 |
|
10 |
Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 |
27 February 2018 |
|
11 |
Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015 |
09 March 2018 |
|
12 |
Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 |
9 March 2018 |
|
13 |
Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 |
22 March 2018 |
|
14 |
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 |
29 March 2018 |
|
15 |
Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Act 2017 |
29 March 2018 |
|
16 |
Courts Act 2017 |
18 May 2018 |
|
17 |
Criminal Justice Act 2017 |
7 August 2018 |
|
18 |
Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Act 2015 |
30 August 2018 |
|
19 |
Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information systems) Act 2017 |
12 September 2018 |
|
20 |
Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 |
22 November 2018 |
|
21 |
Mediation Act 2017 |
4 January 2019 |
|
22 |
Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017 |
4 January 2019 |
|
23 |
Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 |
7 January 2019 |
|
24 |
Marriage Act 2015 |
11 April 2019 |
|
25 |
Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Act 2015 |
11 April 2019 |
|
26 |
Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 |
12 April 2019 |
|
27 |
Domestic Violence Act 2018 |
16 July 2019 |
|
28 |
Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018 |
22 August 2019 |
|
29 |
Data Protection Act 2018 |
23 August 2019 |
|
30 |
Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Act 2018 |
27 August 2019 |
