Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I failed to find two items of legislation in the Government's legislative programme. Given the urgency of the issue, is it proposed to introduce amending legislation to change the timing of the Exchequer's rebate of 60% for redundancy payments to provide that such rebates be reduced in cases of profitable trading companies and that payment would only proceed when a company had complied with any findings of the Labour Court or Labour Relations Commission?

In light of recent controversy, is it intended to introduce amending legislation to allow Ministers to be held to account for the expenditure of public money in the form of expenses, including excessive expenditure? Will the Government amend the Standards in Public Office Act to provide for an annual statement of ministerial expenses and to allow the Dáil to question Ministers or former Ministers, regardless of whether they occupy the Office of Ceann Comhairle, about such expenditure?

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