Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I can provide a list but, to be brief, there are a number of Bills listed on the Order Paper. They include the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, the Charities Bill — which we are ordering today — the Control of Exports Bill, the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill, the Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill, which is in the Seanad, the Fines Bill 2007, the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill, the Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill, the Nuclear Test Ban Bill, the Passports Bill, the Tribunals of Inquiry Bill and the Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill. The latter relates to the rights of the child and may not be taken in this session.

Some 17 Bills are listed to be published, including a nursing home support scheme Bill, a criminal justice (forensic sampling and evidence) Bill, a criminal justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill and a criminal law (human trafficking) Bill, which the Cabinet approved today. That Bill will be published shortly.

Another Bill due to be published this session is the immigration, residence and protection Bill. The heads of the prevention of corruption (amendment) Bill have been approved and it is ready for drafting. It will be out before Christmas. Obviously, the social welfare Bill must be taken and there is a Dublin transport authority Bill for this session. In total, there are 17 Bills, although I cannot guarantee they will all be out in time for debate in this session. On the basis of the definition of this session, which is up to the beginning of the next, we hope the vast majority will be published within the session.

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