Summary of legislation steered through the Houses of the Oireachtas by
Minister Shatter during 2011 and 2012 and a summary of the Bills presently
in train.
Summary of Legislation enacted
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1. Personal Insolvency Act 2012
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2. National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Act
2012
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3. Europol Act 2012
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4. Criminal Justice Act 2011
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5. Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011
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6. Criminal Justice (Withholding Information on Crimes Against
Children and Vulnerable Adults Act) 2012
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7. Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011
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8. Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) Act 2011
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9. Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Act 2012
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10. Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011
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11. Twenty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Judges’
Remuneration) Act 2011
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12. Defence (Amendment) Act 2011
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13. Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgments
(Amendment) Act 2012
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14. European Arrest Warrant (Application to Third Countries
and Amendment) and Extradition (Amendment) Act 2012
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15. Equal Status (Amendment) Act 2012
Bills presently in train
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16. Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011
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17. Criminal Justice (Corruption) Bill 2012
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18. Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012
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19. Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2012
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20. Mediation Bill 2012
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21. Criminal Records Information System Bill 2012
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22. Gambling Bill
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23. Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist
Financing) (Amdt) Bill 2012
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24. Civil Defence Board Bill 2012
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25. Landlord and Tenant Law Reform Bill 2012
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26. Family Leave Bill
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27. Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill
2012
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28. Fines Amendment Bill
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29. Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity)
Bill 2012