Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann National Library of Ireland Collection List No. 154 Mervyn Taylor Papers (MS 46,348 - MS 46,524) (Accession No. 4761) A collection of Mervyn Taylor’s papers from his time as the Minister for Equality and Law Reform, mostly covering the period 1993-1997. The papers predominantly consist of Governmental Acts, Bills and International Conventions relating to the reform of equality legislation in Ireland. Compiled by Luke Kirwan, 2009 Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 6 I. Government Acts ......................................................................................................... 10 I.i. 1993 ............................................................................................................................. 10 I.i.1 Unfair Dismissals Act............................................................................................ 10 I.i.2 Social Welfare Act ................................................................................................ 11 I.i.3 Jurisdiction of Courts and Enforcement of Judgements Act ................................. 11 I.i.4 Interpretation Act................................................................................................... 12 I.ii. 1994 ............................................................................................................................ 13 I.ii.1 Maternity Protection Act ...................................................................................... 13 I.ii.1.a Memos for the Government and Bills ........................................................... 13 I.ii.1.b Items relating to Council Directive 92/85/EEC ............................................ 14 I.ii.1.c Letters and other correspondence .................................................................. 15 I.ii.1.d Miscellaneous ................................................................................................ 16 I.ii.2 Stillbirth Registration Act .................................................................................... 16 I.ii.2.a Draft bills and submissions............................................................................ 16 I.ii.2.b Reports, letters, and departmental memos..................................................... 17 I.ii.3 Maintenance Act................................................................................................... 18 I.ii.3.a Bills and Governmental memos .................................................................... 18 I.ii.3.b Letters and Faxes ........................................................................................... 19 I.ii.3.c Miscellaneous ................................................................................................ 20 I.iii. 1995 ........................................................................................................................... 21 I.iii.1 Adoptive Leave Act ............................................................................................ 21 I.iii.2 Family Law Act ................................................................................................... 22 I.iii.2.a Bills, Memos for the Government, amendments .......................................... 22 I.iii.2.b Letters, Faxes and memos ............................................................................ 22 I.iii.2.c Miscellaneous ............................................................................................... 25 I.iii.3 Civil Legal Aid Act ............................................................................................. 26 I.iii.3.a Bills, government memos and reports .......................................................... 26 I.iii.3.b Letters and Faxes .......................................................................................... 27 I.iii.4 Occupiers Liability Act ....................................................................................... 28 I.iii.4.a Bills, amendments, and notes ....................................................................... 28 I.iii.4.b Memos, Letters and Faxes ............................................................................ 30 I.iii.5 Regulation of Information Act ............................................................................ 31 I.iii.6 Social Welfare Act .............................................................................................. 33 I.iii.7 Social Welfare No. 2 Act .................................................................................... 34 I.iii.8 Courts and Court Officers Act ............................................................................ 35 I.iii.9 Ethics Act ............................................................................................................ 36 I.iv. 1996 ........................................................................................................................... 36 I.iv.1 Pensions (Amendment) Act ................................................................................. 36 I.iv.2 Refugee Act ......................................................................................................... 38 I.iv.3 Waste Management Act ...................................................................................... 39 I.iv.4 Competition (Amendment) Act ........................................................................... 39 I.iv.5 Civil Liability (Amendment) Act ........................................................................ 39 1 I.iv.6 Registration of Births Act .................................................................................... 41 I.iv.7 Domestic Violence Act ........................................................................................ 42 I.iv.8 Powers of Attorney Act ....................................................................................... 43 I.iv.8.a Bills and Government memos ...................................................................... 43 I.iv.8.b Letters and Miscellaneous ............................................................................ 45 I.v. 1997 ............................................................................................................................ 47 I.v.1 Fisheries (Commissions) Act................................................................................ 47 I.v.2 Freedom of Information Act ................................................................................. 47 I.v.3 Finance Act ........................................................................................................... 48 I.v.4 Criminal Law Act ................................................................................................. 48 I.v.5 Bail Act ................................................................................................................. 48 I.v.6 Central Bank Act .................................................................................................. 49 I.v.7 Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Compellability, Privileges and Immunities of Witnesses) Act, 1997 ............................................................................. 49 I.v.8 Credit Union Act .................................................................................................. 49 I.v.9 Social Welfare Act................................................................................................ 50 I.v.10 Universities Act .................................................................................................. 50 I.v.11 Youth Work Act ................................................................................................. 51 I.v.12 ICC Bank (Amendment) Act .............................................................................. 51 I.v.13 National Cultural Institutions Act....................................................................... 51 I.v.14 Non-Fatal Offences against the persons Act ...................................................... 52 I.v.15 Organisation of Working Time Act .................................................................... 52 I.v.16 Prompt Payment of Accounts Act ...................................................................... 52 I.v.17 Public Service Management Act ........................................................................ 53 I.v.18 Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution Act .............................................. 53 I.v.19 Children Act ....................................................................................................... 53 I.v.19.a Background, Research materials and Governmental memos ...................... 53 I.v.19.b Letters and Memos ...................................................................................... 55 I.v.20 Electoral Act ....................................................................................................... 56 I.v.21 Family Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act ..................................................... 57 II. Government Bills ....................................................................................................... 59 II.i. 1993 ........................................................................................................................... 59 II.i.1 Trusts Bill ............................................................................................................. 60 II.i.2 Matrimonial Home Bill