Since my Department was established in June 2020, it has prepared eight general schemes which have been referred to Oireachtas Committees for pre-legislative scrutiny. The table below sets out the information requested:
Title of general scheme
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Date referred
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Date published
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General Scheme of the Parent’s Leave and Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2020*
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8 January 2021
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8 December 2020
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General Scheme of the Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill
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12 January 2021
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12 January 2021
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General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) [Guardian ad litem] Bill 2021
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22 November 2021
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22 November 2021
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General Scheme of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill
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30 November 2021
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22 November 2021
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General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill
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11 May 2021
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11 May 2021
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General Scheme of a Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill
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31 March 2022
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31 March 2022
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General Scheme of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022
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25 April 2022
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21 April 2022
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General Scheme of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2023
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18 April 2023
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19 April 2023
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I note that while the General Scheme of the Parent’s Leave and Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2020 was referred to the Oireachtas on 8 January 2021, its provisions were incorporated into the Family Leave Bill 2021 and subsequently renamed the Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021.