Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs in conjunction with the Carer's Association has prepared a strategy for carers nationally and the Minister recently announced her refusal to publish the document, which was prepared at huge expense to the taxpayer following genuine consultation. Will the Minister publish the document and lay it in the Oireachtas Library so that it would at least be available to Members? The document is prepared and completed.

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has promised us legislation on the control and regulation of local elections since the last general election. He published the Bill yesterday but it is proposed to take it in the House next week using a guillotine on all Stages. That will not give Opposition Members the normal 14 days between publication and the reading of Second Stage to peruse the legislation. A guillotine has been proposed, which is unacceptable.

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