Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

So the Order of Business does not become a charade, will certain promised legislation actually appear? As Deputy Kenny said, eight of the 17 Bills promised for the previous session failed to appear. Half those Bills were published. Some 62 Bills have been promised for 2007. Will even a fraction of those 62 Bills appear? Will we have a shorter recess and sit through July? Perhaps the Taoiseach could let us know before people start to plan holidays.

Are we to believe the 15 Bills on which it was not possible to give any indications will not appear? One of those promised Bills is the register of persons who are considered unsafe to work with children Bill. No date has been given for that legislation but it has been switched from the Department of Education and Science to the Department of Health and Children. At what stage is that Bill? Is there any meaning behind that switch given that no date has been specified?

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