P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

Under promised legislation, will the Taoiseach indicate to the House the date for publication of the long-promised Forestry Bill to update the Forestry Acts from 1947 to 1988, which was first to be published in 2005, according to the legislative programme in 2004. It was promised in 2006, according to the legislative programme for that year. It was again promised in 2007, according to the legislative programme in spring 2007. It was again promised in 2008, according to the legislative programme in autumn 2008. In this year's spring legislative programme it was stated that publication was expected, but that it was not possible at that stage to indicate when. In this year's summer legislative programme the same was stated and in this year's autumn legislative programme, which was published three weeks ago, it reappears as "publication expected 2010". Can the Taoiseach give a definite date as to when the new Forestry Bill will be debated in Dáil Éireann?

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