Written answers
Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Department of Justice and Equality
Legislative Measures
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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528. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legislative measures enacted and published by his Department which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in each of the past ten years in tabular form; the details of each legislative measure in the corresponding year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15352/18]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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Details are set out in the following table of primary legislation both enacted and published by my Department which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission (LRC) from 2008-2017.
| Year of publication of LRC report/work 2008 - 2017 | Name of Law Reform Commission Report/Work | Title of primary legislation or (part thereof) which resulted from LRC work. | The current status of that legislation, i.e. published, enacted or otherwise. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Report on Multi-Unit Developments | Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 | Enacted |
| 2010 | Report: Alternative Dispute Resolution – Mediation and Conciliation | Mediation Act 2017 | Enacted |
| 2010 | Report: Personal Debt Management and Debt Enforcement | Civil Debt (Procedures) Act 2015 | Enacted (yet to be commenced)* |
| 2010 | Report: Personal Debt Management and Debt Enforcement | Personal Insolvency Act 2012 | Enacted |
| 2010 | Legal aspects of family relationships | Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 | Enacted |
| 2013 | Sexual Offences and Capacity to Consent | Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 | Enacted |
It is envisaged that the Civil Debt (Procedures) Act 2015 will be commenced once the appropriate procedures have been put in place in the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and once the drafting of the necessary Rules of Court has concluded.
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