Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 December 2025
281. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70282/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraPlease see a list of Bills for the Department of Transport within the period as laid out below:
|
Name of Bill |
Date Government Approval Received for General Scheme and Head |
Date Stamped Bill Produced |
|
Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Act 2025 |
7th December 2022 |
12th July 2024 |
|
Road Traffic Act 2024 |
16th October 2023 |
13th December 2023 |
|
Railway Safety (Reporting and Investigation of Serious Accidents, Accidents and Incidents involving Certain Railways) Bill 2020 (enacted 24th October 2020 – this was priority legislation that was required to be in place by 31 October 2020). |
6th October 2020 |
24th October 2020 |
|
Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020 |
18th June 2019 |
6th November 2020 |
|
Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Act 2022. |
8 December 2020 |
28 December 2022 |
|
Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) Order 2025 |
7 March 2025 |
24 June 2025
|
Per the above, the timeline from initial Government Approval and production of the dated and stamped Bill has varied between 19 calendar days and 751 calendar days, with the average time being 277 calendar days.
