Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of items of legislation that have been submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by her Department since 2011; her plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming legislation from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12411/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that the following three Bills have been submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by my Department: the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill; the Technological Universities Bill; and the Retention of Certain Records Bill.

As the Deputy will be aware, the Government decided that most legislative proposals should be referred for pre-legislative scrutiny, and I would intend to follow that Government decision as appropriate.