Written answers

Thursday, 17 December 2015

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Legislative Process RIA

Photo of Seán Ó FearghaílSeán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment in advance of publication; the regulatory impact assessments published; the number of promised Bills for publication; the Bills that will include a regulatory impact assessment; the regulatory impact assessments that will be published before publication of the relevant Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45801/15]

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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There were a total of seven B ills published by my Department during the relevant period, of which six included a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) and which were published in advance of the Bills being published.

There is one promised Bill, the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Amendment) Act, for publication. The RIA in this case was published in November 2014.

The Bills published are listed in the following table.

Year Title of Bill 
2011 Welfare of Greyhounds Bill
2011 Veterinary Practise (Amendment) Bill
2011 Foreshore Amendment Bill
2012 Animal Health & Welfare Bill
2013 Forestry Bill (enacted as ‘Forestry Act 2014 (Act No 31 of 2014)
2014 Johnstown Castle Agricultural College (Amendment) Bill 2014
2014 Horse Racing Ireland Bill

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