Written answers

Thursday, 10 October 2019

Department of Education and Skills

Legislative Measures

Photo of Shane CassellsShane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number, date of publication and details of post enactment reports published by his Department since March 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41563/19]

Photo of Joe McHughJoe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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Standing Order No. 164A of Dáil Éireann 2016 provides for post-enactment reports on the functioning of an Act, within twelve months of its enactment.

A post-enactment report on the Technological Universities Act 2018 (No. 3 of 2018) was laid before the Houses on 17 April 2019.

A post-enactment report on the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018 (No. 14 of 2018) was laid before the Houses on 28 August 2019.

Photo of Shane CassellsShane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of acts passed since March 2011 that his Department is responsible for; the date each act was signed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41579/19]

Photo of Joe McHughJoe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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My Department has enacted eleven pieces of legislation since March 2011. The details requested by the Deputy are contained in the following table.

Title of Acts passed since March 2011Date the Act was signed into law
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 201923 July 2019
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 201818 July 2018
Technological Universities Act 201819 March 2018
Teaching Council (Amendment) Act 201527 July 2015
Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 201505 May 2015
Further Education and Training Act 201310 July 2013
Education and Training Boards Act 201308 May 2013
Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 201225 July 2012
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 201222 July 2012
Education (Amendment) Act 201223 May 2012
Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Act 201125 July 2011

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