Enacted 13/2020
Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2020
- Introduced
- 17 Jul 2020
- Last updated
- 17 Aug 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
- First Stage 26th Seanad17 Jul 2020
- Second Stage 26th Seanad23 Jul 2020
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad23 Jul 2020
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad23 Jul 2020
- Report Stage 26th Seanad24 Jul 2020
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil24 Jul 2020
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil24 Jul 2020
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil24 Jul 2020
- Enacted2 Aug 2020