James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

I opened the Government's new legislation programme for spring 2010 with a degree of anticipation only to note that the national monuments Bill is still languishing in section C of it. Can the Taoiseach indicate if the words "publication expected in 2010" will carry more weight than the words "publication expected in 2009"? This Bill was due to be published in 2003. Can the Taoiseach give a guarantee that it will come before the House during this year or at least during the latter half of it?

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