Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

I recently obtained some figures from the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews as part of a reply to a parliamentary question, regarding sports organisations and the vetting of employees and volunteers. Some of these were very good and indicated that a very high number had gone through the process, but quite a number had not. Will the Tánaiste say when the national vetting bureau Bill will be taken?

A number of serious issues have arisen recently regarding animal welfare, particularly non-thoroughbred horses. Will the Tánaiste say when the animal health and welfare Bill will be?

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