Written answers
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Department of Foreign Affairs
Departmental Legislation
9:00 pm
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 255: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of days in relation to every Bill and Act produced by his Department since 1997 to date in 2008; the number of days which elapsed between their publication and their introduction into either Seanad or Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16157/08]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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All Bills brought forward by my Department since 1997, together with the dates they were presented to the Oireachtas and the dates they were introduced to either the Dáil or Seanad Éireann in Second Stage, are listed in tabular form. For ease of reference, the names of the corresponding Acts are also listed.
I understand that all Bills are published on the Oireachtas website upon presentation, in addition to their distribution to all Oireachtas Members.
As the Deputy will be aware, more detailed information on the progress of all pieces of legislation since 1997 is available on the Oireachtas website. This website www.oireachtas.ie provides chronological information on the presentation and consideration by the Dáil and Seanad of all Bills, including those introduced by my Department from 1997 to date.
| Title of Bill | Presented to, and Published by, Oireachtas | Introduction to Dáil/Seanad (Second Stage) | Title of Act (if applicable) |
| Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 | 06/03/2008 | 2/4/2008 (Dáil) | n/a |
| Passports Bill 2007 | 05/04/2007 | 18/10/07 (Dáil) | Passports Act 2008 |
| European Communities Bill 2006 | 01/12/2006 | 07/12/06 (Seanad) | European Communities Act 2007 |
| European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2006 | 20/04/2006 | 10/5/2006 (Dáil) | European Communities(Amendment) Act 2006 |
| British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006* | 23/11/2006 | 29/11/06 (Seanad) | British–Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 2006 |
| Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Bill 2005 | 29/06/2005 | 29/09/05 (Dáil) | Diplomatic Relations and Immunities (Amendment) Act 2006 |
| Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2005 | 26/05/2005 | n/a | n/a (lapsed) |
| European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2003 | 30/10/2003 | 06/11/03 (Seanad) | European Communities (Amendment) Act 2003 |
| European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2002 | 13/11/2002 | 20/11/02(Seanad) | European Communities (Amendment) Act 2002 |
| British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2002* | 19/11/2002 | 26/11/02(Dáil) | British–Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 2002 |
| Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002 | 26/06/2002 | 04/09/02 (Dáil) | Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 2002 |
| European Communities and Swiss Confederation Bill, 2001 | 13/11/2001 | 21/11/01(Seanad) | European Communities and Swiss Confederation Act 2001 |
| Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 1998 | 22/01/1998 | 3/3/1998 (Dáil) | Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1998 |
| European Communities (Amendment) Bill 1998 | 03/06/1998 | 11/6/1998 (Seanad) | European Communities (Amendment) Act 1998 |
| Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Bill, 1997 | 7/4/1997 | 12/3/1998(Dáil) | Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act 1998 |
| *The British-Irish Agreement Bill 1999 (British-Irish Agreement Act 1999) was presented by the Taoiseach. British-Irish (Amendment) Agreement Bill 1999 (British-Irish (Amendment) Agreement Act 1999) was presented by the Minister for Finance. |
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