Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 October 2023
174. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of general schemes referred by his 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [42943/23]
View answerMy Department has referred five general schemes of Bills to an Oireachtas Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny (PLS) from 1 January 2016 to date. Some of the dates are approximate as documents may have been sent to IT service on a particular day, but uploaded and published on the Department’s website on a subsequent day. The information requested on these enactments are as follows:
1. The General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: referred for PLS 27 March 2017; published circa 27 March 2017.
2. The General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2021: referred for PLS 15 April 2021; published 19 April 2021.
3. The General Scheme of the Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: referred for PLS circa 22 June 2021; published 1 July 2021.
4. The General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: referred for PLS 5 May 2022; Published 22 March 2022.
5. The General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feeds and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: referred for PLS 12 July 2022; published 14 July 2022.
