Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Legislation is promised in 2010 to provide for the collection and exchange of information relating to the endangerment, sexual exploitation or sexual abuse of children. It is No. 60 on the legislative programme. What discussions have taken place at Cabinet? Is the legislation nearing completion to be ready for introduction to the House? Will it be before us early in 2010?

My colleague, Deputy Seymour Crawford, regularly asks about the legal costs Bill. Will the Taoiseach reassure everybody the Government is still interested in that? Perhaps the Taoiseach will let the House know whether discussions have taken place that might lead to its early introduction.

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