Legislative Measures

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 October 2019

Thursday, 10 October 2019

Ceisteanna (158)

Shane Cassells

Ceist:

158. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number, date of publication and details of post enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41569/19]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Charles Flanagan)

The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated, and I will write to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 42A

I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 158 for answer on 9 October 2019 in which the Deputy requested the number, date of publication and details of post enactment reports published by my Department since March 2011. This was subsequently answered on 12 November 2019 under Parliamentary Question No. 229.

As the Deputy will be aware, Standing Order 164A of Dáil Éireann Standing Orders 2016 and Standing Order 168 of Seanad Éireann Standing Orders 2017 provide that "twelve months following the enactment of a Bill, save in the case of the Finance Bill and the Appropriation Bill, the member of the Government or Minister of State who is officially responsible for implementation of the Act shall provide a report which shall review the functioning of the Act and which shall be laid in the Parliamentary library."

The information requested regarding the date of publication and details of post-enactment reports published by my Department since March 2011 is set out in the following table.

I can further confirm that work is underway in my Department to complete such reports on a number of other Acts.

Post-Enactment Reports

No.	Title of Act	Date of publication of Post-enactment Report
1	Fines (Payment and Recovery) Act 2014	5 May 2015
2	Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Act 2014	19 June 2017
3	Court of Appeal Act 2014	20 February 2018
4	Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014	13 July 2015
5	Garda Síochána (Amendment) Act 2015	9 March 2018
6	Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015	1 March 2016
7	Children and Family Relationships Act 2015	7 January 2019
8	Marriage Act 2015	11 April 2019
9	Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Act 2015	22 March 2017
10	Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015	22 March 2018
11	Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015	9 March 2018
12	Courts Act 2015	20 February 2018
13	Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Act 2015	30 August 2018
14	Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015	12 April 2019
15	Legal Services Regulation Act 2015	27 February 2018
16	Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Act 2015	11 April 2019
17	Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016	22 March 2017
18	Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2016	28 July 2017
19	Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017	29 March 2018
20	Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Act 2017	29 March 2018
21	Courts Act 2017	18 May 2018
22	Criminal Justice (Offences Relating to Information systems) Act 2017	12 September 2018
23	Criminal Justice Act 2017	7 August 2018
24	Mediation Act 2017	4 January 2019
25	Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017	22 November 2018
26	Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017	4 January 2019
27	Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018	22 August 2019
28	Domestic Violence Act 2018	16 July 2019
29	Data Protection Act 2018	23 August 2019
30	Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Act 2018	27 August 2019