The Gazette 1991

april 1991

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GOVERNMENT BILLS BEFORE THE OIREACHTAS 1991 as at April 1991

and for the co-ordination of the resources of the State used for marine research. Presented in the Seanad by Senator M. Lanigan 17/11/89. Passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 7/3/91. Present position: Enacted. No. 10 of 1990 Radiological Protection Bill, 1990 (plus Explanatory Memo).

No. 20 of 1988 Child Care Bill, 1988 (plus Explanatory Memo).

This Bill up-dates the law in relation to the care of children, particularly children who have been assaulted, ill treated, seriously neglected or sexually abused or who are at risk. Presented in the Dáil by the Minister for Health 20/5/88.

This Bill provides for the establishment of the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, the dissolution of the Nuclear Energy Board; enables a range of radiation protection measures to be taken by various Ministers in the event of a radiological emergency, gives effect to provisions of the Convention on Assistance in the case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (the Assistance Convention), the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (the Notification Convéntion), and the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (the Protection Convention). Presented in the Dáil by the Minister for Energy 28/3/90.

Passed by Dáil Eireann 13/12/90; Second Stage in the Seanad passed 7/3/91. Present position: Committee Stage in the Seanad. No. 11 of 1989 Irish Land Commission Bill, 1989 (plus Explanatory Memo).

This Bill provides for the dis- solution of the Irish Land Com- mission, for the winding up of the system of land purchase, for the transfer of certain functions exercisable under the Land Purchase Acts, and for other connected matters.

Presented in the Dáil by the Minister for Agriculture and Food, 2/3/89. Present position: Second Stage in the Dáil 4/5/89. No. 34 of 1989 Marine Institute Bill, 1989 (plus Explanatory and Financial Memo).

Passed by Dáil Eireann, 22/3/91. Present Position: Seanad, Second Stage. No. 17 off 1990 Statute of Limitations (Amend- ment) Bill, 1990 (plus Explanatory and Financial Memo).

This Bill amends the law on limitation of actions in so far as it applies to latent personal injuries; provides that the three-year limitation period in personal 165

This Bill provides for the establishment of Foras na Mara - the Marine Institute - for the carrying out of marine research and development and related services