Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

At the close of the last session the Taoiseach, in response to a question from me, indicated the energy (miscellaneous provisions) Bill would be brought before the House before the end of the last session. While he meant it and said it sincerely it never appeared. Why did it not come before the House? When will it come before the House? Along with that, another alarming detail is the fact that a number of Bills have disappeared altogether. For example, the natural gas Bill and the Bord Gáis Bill have disappeared. What was the reason for removing them from the agenda? Did something happen that we do not know about? Is there no gas over there and can it not be generated?

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