Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 September 2023
463. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Bills prepared by his Department in the 33rd Dáil to date; the number and title of those Bills that included a Regulatory Impact Assessment; the title of the RIAs published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41583/23]
View answerMy Department has overseen the drafting and enactment of 5 Bills over the course of the 33rd Dail. Three of those Bills were accompanied by Regulatory Impact Assessment reports.
Details of the 5 relevant Bills are below:
1. Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 (Bill 32 of 2020)
2. Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021, Bill No. 108 of 2021. The title of the accompanying RIA is: Review of Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Proposal for a Bill to amend the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 to provide for a Points System for Masters of Fishing Vessels.
3. Animal Health and Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 No. 139 of 2021
4. Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 Bill No. 120 of 2022. The title of the accompanying RIA is: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2022) Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA).
5. Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feeds and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023, Bill No. 7 of 2023. The title of the accompanying RIA is: Regulatory Impact Assessment for VMP Bill.
