Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)

During the last session the Government issued a list of Bills that were to be published in that session. When we asked questions about the Bills we were assured by the Taoiseach that they would be published before the end of the session. The session effectively ended yesterday. However, the Irish Sports Council (amendment) Bill, the broadcasting Bill and the student support Bill have not been published. The employment agency regulation Bill has not been published and has been demoted to category C. The employment law compliance Bill, the appropriations Bill and the ombudsman (amendment) Bill have not been published. The latter has been promised since 2003. The adoption Bill and the nursing homes support scheme Bill have not been published while the criminal justice (forensic sampling and evidence) Bill has been dropped to category B and has not been published. The criminal justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill has been dropped to category C and has not been published. The prevention of corruption (amendment) Bill and the Dublin transportation Bill have not been published. The latter was promised in 2003. Of the 17 Bills promised, four were published, three of the remainder have been demoted from the primary list for publication and the rest will have a repeat performance for this session. Why were they not published as promised?

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