Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
1957. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the process through which his Department drafts and produces legislation; if his Department outsources the drafting of legislation; if so, the Bills for which the drafting was outsourced since he took office; and the costs associated with the drafting of each Bill. [14413/21]
View answerIn 2020, my Department made 48 Statutory Instruments and was the sponsoring Department for one Bill as it progressed through the Oireachtas.
Officials within my Department had sole responsibility for each stage of the drafting process relating to the 48 Statutory Instruments. My officials were also responsible for preparing the General Scheme of the Bill including carrying out the Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA), consulting with stakeholders as the General Scheme developed and drafting the General Scheme that went to Government for approval. My officials worked closely with staff of the Office of the Attorney General - including the Office of Parliamentary Counsel - in drafting the Bill.
No legislative drafting project was outsourced from my Department and consequently no costs associated with such outsourcing were incurred.
