Government departments that applied the SME Test since 2022.
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Departments that applied the SME Test in Q1 2024
Department | Legislation |
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill Regulatory Impact Analysis - Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024 LEO Policy Statement 2024-2030 Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) Bill 2024 |
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | Welfare of Dogs Bill |
Department of Finance | Access to Cash Bill 2024 |
Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science | Research and Innovation Bill 2024 |
Department of Health | Health (Amendment) (Licensing of Professional Home Support Providers) Bill 2024 Statutory Instruments to change the legal validity of prescriptions from 6 months to 12 months Health (Miscellaneous Provisions No 2) Bill |
Departments that applied the SME Test in 2023
Department | Legislation |
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | The Protection of Employment (Collective Redundancies) (Amendment) Bill |
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2023 Control of Horses Bill Fishery Harbour Centres Amendment Bill |
Department of Environment, Climate and Communications | Circular Economy Bill 2022 - Packaging regulations |
Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science | Licensing System for Construction and Related Activities Safety Training Bill |
Department of Health | Health Act 1970 - Prescription of further age to whom contraceptive services will be made available without charge |
Departments that applied the SME Test in 2022
Department | Legislation |
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill Sick Leave Bill Right to Request Remote Working Bill Tips and Gratuities Bill Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Co-operative Societies Bill |
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine | Veterinary Medicinal Products and Medicated Feeds Regulation Bill Agriculture and Food Supply Chain (Market Transparency) Bill |
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Affairs | Work-Life Balance Bill |
Department of Finance | Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill |
Department of Social Protection | Automatic Enrolment Pensions Bill |
Department of Justice | Sale of Alcohol Bill |
Department of Rural and Community Development | Charities Act |
Office of Government Procurement | Revision of Circular 10/14 (SME Initiatives to assist SMEs in Public Procurement) |