Written answers

Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Department of Justice and Equality

Legislative Process

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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480. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in her Department that have been subject to the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure in the Oireachtas. [1818/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Five Bills in my Department initiated in the Dáil or Seanad were subject to the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure in the Oireachtas.

Bills initiated in Dáil/Seanad that were subject to pre-legislative scrutiny
Bill NumberBill NameDate Referred to Committee
No. 32 of 2012 Criminal Justice (Withholding Information on crimes against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Bill29/07/11
No. 71 of 2012 National Vetting Bureau Bill28/07/11
No. 83 of 2013Assisted Decision-making (Capacity) Bill 2013 (previously Mental Capacity Bill)In 2012 the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality invited written submissions on the Scheme of the then-entitled Mental Capacity Bill and held public hearings on the proposed legislation on 22/29 February 2012. The Committee issued its report in May 2012.

The Bill was published in July 2013 as the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill and, as it differed in certain respects from the original scheme, the Joint Committee, in April 2014, invited further written submissions from interested parties, which it forwarded to the Department.
No. 20 of 2014Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014 (Enacted 2014)04/06/12
No. 96 of 2014Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 201426/01/12
As the Deputy is aware, under Dáil Standing Order 123 A and prior to its presentation or introduction to the Dáil, the General Scheme or draft Heads of a Bill shall, (save in exceptional circumstances), be given by a member of Government or a Minister of State to the Committee empowered under Standing Order 82A for their consideration. Nine such Schemes/draft Heads were also sent for pre-legislative scrutiny.
General Schemes/draft Heads sent for pre-legislative scrutiny
Bill NumberBill NameDate Referred to Committee
N/ACriminal Justice (Corruption) Bill20/06/12
N/AMediation Bill05/03/13
N/AGambling Control Bill15/07/13
N/AChildren and Family Relationships Bill30/01/14
N/ACriminal Justice (Community Sanctions) Bill (previously Probation Service Bill)07/02/14
N/AGarda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

(previously the Policing Authority Bill & Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill)
07/04/14
N/ACriminal Procedure Bill25/06/14
N/AHague Convention (Choice of Court) Bill 08/12/14
N/AAmendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality Referendum) Bill19/12/14

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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481. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in her Department since September 2013. [1833/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Since September 2013, eight Bills in my Department were initiated in the Dáil or Seanad (three of these have since been enacted).

Bills initiated in Dáil/Seanadsince September 2013
Bill NumberBill NameDate Initiated in Dáil/Seanad
No. 93 of 2013Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013 (Enacted 2014)09/09/2013
No. 20 of 2014Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014 (Enacted 2014)19/03/2014
No. 68 of 2014Court of Appeal Bill 2014 (Enacted 2014)02/07/2014
No. 82 of 2014Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 201415/08/2014
No. 83 of 2014Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 201418/08/2014
No. 84 of 2014Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 201418/08/2014
No. 96 of 2014Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 201421/10/2014
No. 111 of 2014Redress for Women Who Were In Certain Institutions Bill 201410/12/2014

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