Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The energy (miscellaneous provisions) Bill will be published in the next few weeks. The Foyle and Carlingford fisheries Bill is also ready for publication. The sea fisheries Bill will be published in July. The employers (provision of information and consultation) Bill is also ready. The diplomatic relations and immunities (amendment) Bill has been approved by the Government and is awaiting publication. The Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill has been published. The medicines Bill, approved by the Government, is awaiting publication. The criminal justice (international co-operation) Bill will be published in July. The Prisons Bill has been published. The tribunals Bill will be published in the autumn. The air navigation Bill has been approved by the Government and is awaiting publication. There are four Bills not on the list, namely the British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill, the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill, the Air Navigation Transport (Indemnities) Bill and the Civil Registration Bill, which were taken.

We have published 25 Bills since last summer. We will publish several more over the next few weeks. I thank the House for enacting 22 Bills since last September, which is a large amount of legislation. If we could change the schedule to spend more time legislating, it would certainly help the process. That is the real problem.

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