David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

I want to ask about three Bills. We signed up to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities a while ago but the Mental Capacity Bill needs to be published and passed before we can ratify that important international agreement. Will the Tánaiste ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the Bill will be published and passed? Will it be before the end of 2009?

What is the position on the Sale of Alcohol Bill and the public health (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, which has been promised for some time? One purpose of the latter is to protect young people from the dangers of sunbeds.

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