Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)

The bulk of the remaining Bills, if not all of them, will be published before the close of this session. I do not want to commit myself to every one of them, but the majority will be published. A number of them have already been approved by the Cabinet, including the health, safety and welfare at work Bill. A number of them are at an advanced stage.

On the decentralisation programme, the Government has put a process in place, chaired by Phil Flynn, to look at all the issues surrounding decentralisation. It is open to Members of this House, through the normal channels, to raise issues in regard to decentralisation, but the policy decision has been made. What remains to be put in place is the arrangements for the transfer of individuals who wish to move from Dublin to their preferred location.

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