Written answers
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Legislative Programme
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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1065. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 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. [1808/15]
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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1066. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form the number, name and date of Bills initiated in her Department since September 2013. [1823/15]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1065 and 1066 together.
Two General Schemes of Bills have been subject to pre-legislative scrutiny by the Oireachtas as set out in the Table below. It is expected that the Bills will be published in the coming weeks.
| General Scheme | Purpose | Date approved by Government |
|---|---|---|
| Official Languages (Amendment) Bill | To amend the Official Languages Act 2003. | 1 April 2014 |
| National Concert Hall Bill | To give statutory status to the National Concert Hall, in line with the governance and accountability regime that applies to other national cultural institutions. | 15 April 2014 |
In addition, two General Schemes of Bills have also been submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by the Oireachtas as set out in the Table below:
| General Scheme | Purpose | Date approved by Government |
|---|---|---|
| National Cultural Institutions Bill (No. 1). | To revise and update the governance arrangements in regard to the National Gallery, Irish Museum of Modern Art and Crawford Art Gallery Cork, including shared services. | 9 July 2013 |
| National Cultural Institutions Bill (No. 2). | To revise and update the governance arrangements in regard to the National Library, National Museum and National Archives, including shared services. | 4 February 2014 |
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