Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2020

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• Creates new Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to handle tertiary education and research policy.
• Amends 1998 Act to adjust ministerial allowances and parliamentary office arrangements related to the new department.
• Establishes statutory basis for departmental functions; exact scope of transferred powers from other departments not detailed in long title.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 26th Seanad

   17 Jul 2020
2. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   23 Jul 2020
3. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   23 Jul 2020
4. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   23 Jul 2020
5. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   24 Jul 2020
6. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   24 Jul 2020
7. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   24 Jul 2020
8. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   24 Jul 2020
9. Enacted

   2 Aug 2020