Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

In view of recent developments, I wish to raise two items in respect of promised legislation. What is the current status of, and intention towards, the legislation to provide for the collection and exchange of information relating to the dangers of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse or risk thereof to children? Its original status in the legislative programme was that its publication was expected but that it was not possible to indicate when. Has the position in this regard changed due to recent events?

Second, I refer to the Bill to transfer transmission assets from the ESB to EirGrid. That is an issue in which the Green Party should be taking a particular interest, if one could only see a Green Party Member.

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