Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 October 2023
200. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of general schemes referred by his Department to an Oireachtas committee for pre-legislative scrutiny from 1 January 2016 to date; the date each was referred; the date that the general scheme was published for the public to review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42952/23]
View answerThe Department did not centrally record referrals to an Oireachtas Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny over the period requested. However, we have ascertained that the following eight general schemes have been referred by my Department for pre-legislative scrutiny from 1 January 2016 to date.
The information sought by the Deputy is included in the table below:
|
Title of General Scheme |
Date of Referral to Oireachtas Committee for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny |
Date of Publication of General Scheme |
|
Children’s Health Bill |
31 August 2017 |
29 August 2017 |
|
General Scheme of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination, and Public Display) Bill |
16 Oct 2019 |
2 May 2019 |
|
General Scheme for the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 |
30 October 2019 |
22 October 2019 |
|
Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 |
22 April 2021 |
27 April 2021 |
|
Draft Heads of Bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001 |
21 July2021 |
13 July 2021 |
|
Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services Safe Access Zones) Bill |
19 September 2022 |
5 August 2022 |
|
Health (Amendment) Bill 2022 |
26 October 2022 |
19 October 2022 |
|
Health Information Bill |
24 April 2023 |
4 May 2023 |
