Written answers
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Commencement of Legislation
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the Acts falling under his Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17438/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department has overseen the drafting and enactment of nine Bills in the past 10 years. Information requested on these enactments can be found in the table below. All of the Acts have been enacted to some extent; the extent of the commencement is indicated in column three.
| No. | Title of Enactment | Sections Commenced. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 No. 29 | Whole Act |
| 2 | Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Act 2012 No. 25 | Whole Act |
| 3 | Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 No. 15 | All sections other than sections: S4: partially commenced; S26/29: partially commenced; S65/71: not yet commenced; |
| 4 | Forestry Act 2014 No. 31 | Whole Act |
| 5 | Johnstown Castle Agricultural College (Amendment) Act 2014 No. 10 | Whole Act |
| 6 | Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 No. 2 | Whole Act |
| 7 | Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2019 No. 9 | Whole Act |
| 8 | Greyhound Racing Act 2019 No. 15 | All sections other than sections: S7 not yet commenced; S9/10 not yet commenced; S20/34 not yet commenced; S42/54 not yet commenced; |
| 9 | Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 No. 15 | Whole Act |
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