Dáil debates
Thursday, 23 April 2009
Order of Business
11:00 am
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
The Deputy was advised that the reason the legislation to which he referred is not on the A list is that the heads of the Bill have not yet been published. Work on this legislation is ongoing. It is an absolute priority. I cannot pre-empt when the legislation will be available because the work is ongoing. However, on the basis that it is a priority the heads will be published as quickly as possible, with a view to having the legislation on the floor of the House as quickly as possible.
On the other issue, the Government has not decided when it will move the writ. It is a matter for Members of the Opposition to make up their own minds.
Eoin Ryan
Posted on 24 Apr 2009 9:22 pm (Report this comment)
"I cannot pre-empt when the legislation will be available because the work is ongoing"
Don't pre-empt it Mary! Tell us roughly when it will be ready or show us a draft that we can discuss ahead of time.
This is really important stuff and the government has to start involving people transparently in these decisions. In the National Interest.