Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

What is the status of the ombudsman (amendment) Bill, which was first promised on the legislative programme of October 2002 to be introduced in 2003? In the recent programme, it is supposed to be published by late 2006. Is it the Government's intention to introduce this Bill? Perhaps it is just to fill up the space on the legislative programme each time it is published.

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