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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 September 2021

Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Questions (246)

Ivana Bacik

Question:

246. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the number of Bills prepared by his Department since 27 June 2020; the number and title of those Bills that included a Regulatory Impact Assessments; the title of the Regulatory Impact Assessments that have been published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43717/21]

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My Department has prepared two Bills since 27 June 2020 and work is ongoing on the preparation of various other Bills.  The two Bills are as follows:

General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020 including a Regulatory Impact Analysis

The General Scheme was published on the Department’s website on 8 January 2021.  Publication of the regulatory impact assessment awaits the formal publication of the Bill.  The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act 2000 to address issues relating to the Marine Casualty Investigation Board and to amend the definition of 'Safety Convention' in the Merchant Shipping Safety (Convention) Act 1952.

Road Traffic and Roads Bill (formerly referred to as the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions)

The Bill has not yet been published, but the Bill is on the priority list of legislation to be delivered by the Department for the current parliamentary cycle for 2021-2022.  A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared and will be published with the Bill.  The Bill provides for traffic management on the M50, a motor insurance database, escooters, anti-social use of scramblers, other road traffic matters and a small number of amendments related to BusConnects.  Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Bill has concluded.

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