Written answers
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Legislative Programme
9:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of days, in the case of every Bill and Act produced by his Department since 1997 to date in 2008, between their publication and their introduction into either Seanad or Dáil Éireann with the name of the sponsoring Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15185/08]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Details of every bill and Act produced by my Department since 1997 to date in 2008, together with the dates of publication and dates of introduction into either the Seanad or Dáil, are set out in the following tabular statement. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Bill 1998 came under the remit of the Minister for Public Enterprise (Mary O'Rourke T.D.) but is now the responsibility of my Department so the relevant dates relating to this legislation are also outlined in this statement.
| Year | Title of Bill or Act | Name of Minister | Date of First Stage | Date of Second Stage |
| 1997 | Chemical Weapons Bill 1997 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Richard Bruton T.D.) | 11 March 1997 | 23 April 1997 |
| 1997 | Prompt Payment of Accounts Bill, 1997 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Richard Bruton T.D.) | 8 April 1997 | 8 May 1997 |
| 1998 | Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1998* | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 29 April 1998 | 28 May 1998 |
| 1998 | Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Bill 1998** | Minister for Public Enterprise (Mary O'Rourke T.D.) | 23 July 1998 | 7 October 1998 |
| 1998 | Industrial Development (Enterprise Ireland) Bill 1998 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 4 June 1998 | 10 June 1998 |
| 1999 | Patents (Amendment) Act 2006 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 29 November 1999 | 16 November 2000 |
| 1999 | Companies (Amendment) Act 1999 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 28 April 1999 (Seanad) | 5 May 1999 |
| 1999 | Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1999 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 18 March 1999 | 27 May 1999 |
| 2000 | National Training Fund Bill, 2000 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 15 November 2000 | 5 December 2000 |
| 2000 | Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (No. 28 of 2000) | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 1 April 1999 | 6 May 1999 |
| 2000 | Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 17 May 2000 | 30 May 2000 |
| 2000 | Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 13 December 2000 | 14 February 2001 |
| 2000 | National Minimum Wage Bill | Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 24 January 2000 | 1 March 2000 |
| 2001 | Industrial Designs Act, 2001 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 5 July 2000 | 3 May 2001 |
| 2001 | Carers Leave Act | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 13 December 2000 | 7 February 2001 |
| 2001 | Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.). | 28 June 2000 | 5 October 2000 |
| 2002 | Competition Act 2002 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 19 December 2001 | 6 February 2002 |
| Year | Title of Bill or Act | Name of Minister | Date of First Stage | Date of Second Stage |
| 2003 | Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) Act 2003 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 17 December 2002 (Seanad) | 5 February 2003 |
| 2003 | Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act 2003 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 12 February 2003 (Seanad) | 16 April 2003 |
| 2003 | Redundancy Payments Act | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 2 May 2003 | 15 May 2003 |
| 2003 | Employment Permits Bill 2003 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 20 March 2003 | 27 March 2003 |
| 2003 | Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 14 November 2003 | 20 November 2003 |
| 2003 | Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 21 May 2003 | 29 May 2003 |
| 2003 | Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill | Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney T.D.) | 1 July 2003 | 12 November 2003 |
| 2004 | Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Act 2004 (No 18 of 2004) | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment(Mary Harney T.D.) | 25 May 2004 | 27 May 2004 |
| 2004 | Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mary Harney TD | 21 June 2004 | 14 October 2004 |
| 2005 | Employment Permits Bill 2005 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Micheál Martin T.D.) | 18 June 2005 | 12 October 2005 |
| 2005 | Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Micheál Martin T.D.) | 17 May 2005 | 19 May 2005 |
| 2005 | Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Micheál Martin T.D.) | 14 March 2005 | 14 April 2005 (Seanad) |
| 2006 | Employees (Provision of Information & Consultation) Act 2006 | Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Micheál Martin TD) | 19 July 2005 | 29 September 2005 |
| 2006 | Industrial Development Bill 2006 | Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Micheál Martin TD) | 2 November 2006 | 16 November 2006 |
| 2006 | Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Micheál Martin T.D.) | 22 June 2006 | 5 July 2006 (Seanad) |
| 2006 | Competition (Amendment) Act 2006 | Minister Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Micheál Martin T.D.) | 13 December 2005 | 13 December 2005 |
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