Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)

I refer to the national monuments Bill, which was listed in the legislative programme for the autumn session with a publication date of 2008 but which has been rescheduled for publication in 2009 according to the programme for the spring session. Ireland has been referred to the European Court of Justice for its failure to introduce this legislation, which will ensure environmental impact assessments are carried out on monuments such as that at Lismullen. Why has the legislation been put on the long finger, particularly given the Green Party attached such a priority to it before the election last year?

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