Written answers
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Legislative Programme
8:00 pm
Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 212: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the Acts or Bills that have been initiated by him since coming to office; the Acts or Bills were initiated in the Dáil Éireann and those in the Seanad Éireann; the time given to each stage of the passage of the legislation through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21063/10]
John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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My Department provides a detailed list of the legislative activity (primary and secondary) undertaken during the previous year in each of its Annual Reports. These Reports are published on my Department's website (www.environ.ie). The Acts or Bills initiated by me since coming to office, the House in which they were initiated and the time given to each stage is set out in the following table.
| Title of Bill or Act | Date Initiated or Published | HouseInitiated in | SecondStage | CommitteeStage | ReportStage | Final Stage | Second Stage (2nd House) | Committee Stage | Report Stage | Final Stage | Date Enacted |
| Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010 | 20 April 2010 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 | 18 December 2009 | Seanad | 26 Jan, 3 Feb 2010 | 10, 25 Feb., 3, 9 Mar 2010. | No date yet for Report Stage | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 | 3 June 2009 | Seanad | 3 days -7, 28 Oct, 4 Nov 2009 | 2 days -19, 25 Nov 2009 | 1 day -1 Dec 2009 | n/a | 6 days -2 Dec 2009, 20, 28 Jan, 3 Feb, 2, 25 March 2010 | Not yet at Committee Stage | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act (2009) | 27 January 2009 | Dáil | Bill completed all stages in the Dail on 27 January 2009 (Duration 1 Hour), all stages in the Seanad on the 28 January (Duration 1 Hour) and was enacted 28 January 2009. | ||||||||
| Electoral (Amendment) Act 2009 | 27 June 2008 | Dáil | 4 days – 24, 25 Sept. 7, 8 Oct. 2008 | 1 day –11 Nov. 2008 | 1 day – 18 Dec. 2008 | 1 day – 18 Dec. 2008 | 2 days – 29 Jan, 4 Feb 2009. | 2 days – 12, 18 Feb. 2009. | 1 day – 18 Feb. 2009 | 1 day – 18 Feb. 2009 | 24 Feb. 2009 |
| Electoral Amendment (No. 2) Act 2009 | 2 March 2009 | Dáil | 1 day – 11 Mar. 2009 | 1 day –12 Mar. 2009 | 1 day – 12 Mar. 2009 | 1 day – 12 Mar. 2009 | 1 day – 24 Mar. 2009 | 1 day –25 Mar. 2009 | 1 day – 25 Mar. 2009 | 1 day – 25 Mar. 2009 | 25 Mar. 2009 |
| Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2009 | 25 July 2008 | Seanad | 2 days - 1 and 8 Oct 2008 | 2 days - 19 Nov and 3 Dec 2008 | 1 day - 10 Dec 2008 | 1 days - 10 Dec 2008 | 5 days - 5, 26 and 31 Mar and 1 and 30 Apr 2008 | 2 days - 9 and 10 June 2009 | 1 day - 25 June 2009 | 1 day - 25 June 2009: | 15 July 2009 |
| Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 | 22 June 2009 | Seanad | 1 day – 1 July 2009 | 1 day – 1 July 2009 | 1 day 2 July 2009 | 1 day 2 July 2009 | 1 days 9 July 2009 | 1 day - 9 July 2009 | 1 day – 9 July 2009 | 1 day - 9 July 2009Return to Seanad 15 July 2009 (1 day) | 21 July 2009 |
| Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Act 2008 | 31 Jan 2008 | Dáil | 1 day - 20 Feb 2008 | 1 day – 5 Mar. 2008Financial resolution 4 Mar. 2008 | 1 day – 11 Mar. 2008 | 1 day 11 Mar 2008 | 1 day - 19 Mar 2008 | 1 day - 20 Mar 2008 | 1 day - 20 Mar 2008 | 1 day – 20 Mar 2008 | 26 Mar. 2008 |
| Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Act 2008 | 28 Feb 2008 | Seanad | 1 day – 28 Feb. 2008 | 1 day – 11 Mar 2008 | 1 day – 11 Mar 2008 | 1 day – 11 Mar 2008 | 1 day – 10 April 2008 | 1day –1 May 2008 | 1 day – 14 May 2008 | 0 | 20 May 2008 |
| Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) (No. 2) Act 2008 | 31 Jan 2008 | Dáil | 1 day – 27 Nov. 2008 | 1 day - 9 Dec. 2008 | 1 day - 16 Dec. 2008 | 1 day – 16 Dec. 2008 | 1 day – 17 Dec 2008 | 1 day - 17 Dec 2008 | 1 day – 17 Dec 2008 | 1 day – 17 Dec. 2008 | 22 Dec. 2008 |
| Local Government (Roads Functions) Act 2007 | 2 Nov. 2007 | Dáil | 2 days – 13, 14 Nov. 2007 | 1 day – 14 Nov. 2007 | 1 day – 14 Nov. 2007 | 1 day – 14 Nov. 2007 | 1 day – 15 Nov. 2007 | 1 day –20 Nov. 2007 | 1 day – 20 Nov. 2007 | 1 day – 20 Nov. 2007 | 26 Nov. 2007 |
Because the text of the Bill approved by the Seanad was subsequently changed in the Dáil, the Bill had to return to the Seanad for a second Report and Final Stage. This took place on 1 July 2009 (1 day).
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