Written answers
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Proposed Legislation
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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124. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of general schemes referred by her Department to an Oireachtas committee for pre-legislative scrutiny from 1 January 2016 to date; the date each was referred; the date that the general scheme was published for the public to review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42959/23]
Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department in its current configuration was established in September 2020. Since this date, the following General Schemes have been referred by my Department to an Oireachtas Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny:
| General Scheme | Date Referred for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny | Date Published | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 | 9 December 2020 | 8 December 2020 | This Bill was passed by the Oireachtas and subsequently signed into law on 10 December 2022 as the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022. |
| National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022 | 23 June 2022 | 29 September 2022 | This Bill was passed by the Oireachtas and subsequently signed into law as the National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Act 2022 on 21 December 2022. |
| National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Bill 2022 | 28 March 2022 | 29 July 2022 | The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media subsequently decided not to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny on this Bill. This Bill was passed by the Oireachtas and subsequently signed into law as the National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) (Amendment) Act 2023 on 6 February 2023. |
| Udáras na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2022 | 2 February 2023 | 11 January 2023 | Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Report was published on 17 July 2023. |
| Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022 | 12 January 2023 | 8 December 2022 | Pre-legislative scrutiny ongoing. |
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