Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I refer to the promise made by the Minister for Finance to introduce legislation to root out crony capitalism in Ireland and ban cross-directorships and so on. When will that legislation be introduced?

I draw the attention of the Taoiseach to the fact that in the schedule of sittings which has been published there is provision for a week in early June when there would be no sittings. That week normally coincides with the holding of a referendum. Last year, it coincided with the holding of local and European elections. Am I to draw from the fact that it is on the calendar that it is the intention of the Taoiseach to hold the three by-elections in the first week in June?

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