Written answers
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Legislative Process
Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pieces of legislation that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by his Department since 2011; his plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming pieces of legislation from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12406/15]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department has submitted one piece of legislation for pre-legislative scrutiny since 2011, namely the Horse Racing Ireland Bill which is currently being drafted in the Office of the Parliamentary Council. It will submit future proposed legislation for pre-legislative scrutiny in accordance with the Pre-legislative Consideration Standing Order introduced in November 2013.
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