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Provisions) Act, 1961 and the Court of Justice and Court Officers (Superannuation) Act, 1961, and provides for other related matters. Presented by Senator Sean Fallon 25/10/90. Passed by Seanad Eireann 14/3/91. Present Position: Committee Stage in the Dáil. No. 41 of 1990 Fisheries (Amendment) Bill, 1990 (plus Explanatory Memo). This Bill provides for the estab- lishment of fisheries co-operative societies to raise and disburse for the public benefit funds for the development of trout or coarse fisheries in fisheries regions; abolishes the licences for angling for trout or coarse fish; provides for the issue of further classes of salmon rod licences and provides for other related matters. Presented by the Minister for the Marine 28/11/90. Present Position: at Committee Stage in the Dáil, 5/3/91. No. 42 of 1990 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Bill, 1990 (plus Explanatory Memo). European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) done at Paris on 29th May, 1990, and provides for connected matters. Presented by the Minister for Finance 28/11/90. Present Position: Enacted. No. 45 of 1990 Sugar Bill, 1990 (plus Explanatory Memo). This Bill provides for the restructuring of Siuicre Eireann, c.p.t. through the establishment of a new holding company which will be a public limited company incorporated in Ireland and repeals the Sugar Manufacture Acts 1933 to 1982. Presented by the Minister for Agriculture and Food 6/12/90. Passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 15/3/91. Present Position: Enacted. No. 46 of 1990 Environmental Protection Agency Bill, 1990 (Plus Explanatory Memo). The Bill provides for the ratifi- cation, on behalf of Ireland, of the Agreement establishing the

general monitoring of environ- mental quality; the provision of support, back-up and advisory services to public authorities and the promotion and co-ordination of environmental research. The Bill also provides for a number of miscellaneous matters relating to the protection of the environment and for the increase of certain penalties. Presented by Senator Sean Fallon 10/12/90. Second Stage in the Seanad passed 21/2/91. . 47 of 1990 Recognition of Foreign Adoptions Bill, 1990 (plus Explanatory Memo). This Bill provides for the recogni- tion of foreign adoption orders in circumstances as recommended by the Law Reform Commission (LRC Report No. 29, May 1989, on the Recognition of Foreign Adoption Decrees) and also for the extension of recognition in specified addi- tional circumstances which would include adoption orders made in favour of Irish couples in Romania. Introduced by Deputy A. Shatter; ordered by Dáil Eireann to be printed 13/12/90. Present Position: Reports Stage in the Dáil. ». 48 of 1990 Presidential Establishment (Amend- ment) Bill, 1990. This Bill amends the Presidential Establishment Acts 1938 to 1973. Presented by the Minister for Finance 17/12/90. Present Position: Passed by Dáil. >. 49 of 1990 Worker Protection (Regular Part- time Employees) Bill, 1990 (plus Explanatory Memo).

This Bill extends to regular part- time employees the benefits of Acts relating to employment. Presented by the Minister for Labour 18/12/90. Passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 20/3/91. Present Position: Enacted. (Ireland and the United States of America) Bill, 1991 (plus Explanatory Memo). This Bill gives effect to the Agreement signed on 27/10/88 on behalf of the Government with the Government of the U.S.A. for a Programme of Educational Ex- change. Presented by the Minister for Foreign Affairs 28/2/91. Present Position: Second Stage in the Dáil. 167 Exchange

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This Bill provides for the establishment of an Environmental Protection Agency which will have the following main functions: the control and regulation of scheduled activities likely to pose a major risk to environmental quality; the