Seanad debates
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages
10:30 am
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The following table details the number of Bills being repealed:
| Statute Law Revision Act/Bill: | Number of laws assessed | Number of laws identified as already repealed/ disenabled | Number of laws repealed by each Act | Of the total laws repealed, number of express repeals | Of the total laws repealed, number of implied repeals | Number of laws retained by each Act |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 207 | 0 | 207 | 207 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 26191 | 9041 | 15786 | 3224 | 12562 | 1364 |
| 2009 | 10725 | 270 | 10317 | 1351 | 8966 | 138 |
| 2012 | 22885 | 153 | 21936 | 2983 | 18953 | 796 |
| 2015 | 12841 | 413 | 12385 | 5782 | 6603 | 43 |
| Total | 72849 | 9877 | 60631 | 13547 | 47084 | 2341 |
Of the 2341 laws retained by the Statute Law Revision Acts, approximately 10% have subsequently been repealed in subject matter specific legislation.
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