Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

As for the first matter, while I do not know if it will happen for every Bill, the Government intends to publish the remaining Bills by the start of the next session, which is the period covered by the list referred to by the Deputy. As for the second matter, it is the intention of both the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Government to proceed in respect of the proposed DNA database. The Government must examine how this may best be done. If possible, it will be incorporated into the Criminal Justice Bill. If not, we will proceed with it separately. However, it would be better and more efficient in terms of time and effort to incorporate it into the Criminal Justice Bill. As for the third matter, while the Deputy may wish to table a question to the Minister, I understand that the present legislation is adequate in this respect.

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