Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

Perhaps the Taoiseach might say what he means by "shortly".

I wish to ask about promised legislation. Regardless of the law of the land applying, it seems the Government has difficulty in agreeing on the law of the sea when it comes to promised legislation. I talk not only of fisheries but of the harbours Bill, which was in the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources but is now in the Department of Transport. On the Bremore development, it seems that Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats hold diametrically opposed views. When can we have the harbours Bill published by whatever Department is now responsible? We have been told that it is pending, but we have heard that before.

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