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Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2014): Simon Coveney: ...that are being progressed through the Houses and is drafting a further 14 Bills, some of which he has mentioned. He has tackled difficult and pressing issues head on like personal insolvency and the Magdalen laundries; he has dealt with two referenda on judicial pay and the court of appeal, both of which were passed by substantial majorities; he has begun a programme aimed at modernising...

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