Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Bills his Department has published since March 2011; the number of regulatory impact assessments his Department has published since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29286/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Since this Government took office my Department has published four Bills:

- Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill (28 July 2011);

- Animal Health and Welfare Bill (25 April 2012);

- Forestry Bill (24 April 2013);

- Johnstown Castle Agricultural College (Amendment) Bill (15 May 2014)

The Regulatory Impact Assessments for the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill, the Animal Health and Welfare Bill and the Forestry Bill were all carried out prior to this Government taking office. The Regulatory Impact Assessment for the Johnstown Castle Agricultural College (Amendment) Bill was published on 19 May 2014.