Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I understand that legislation will be required to enable Ireland to participate in the package agreed at the weekend for the stabilisation of the euro. When will that legislation be prepared and brought before the House? Is it intended to have two separate pieces of legislation now, one dealing with the agreement at the weekend and another dealing with the assistance to Greece?

What is the position with regard to the reports on the Dublin Docklands Development Authority? In mid-February, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government told us the reports would be published by him within a matter of weeks. We have seen neither the Minister nor the reports since then. Whatever about the Minister, will the Taoiseach tell us the whereabouts of the reports and when they might be published?

With regard to the announcement made today by the Minister for Health and Children banning a list of head shop products - which I welcome - will the Government now consider dealing with the other half of that problem, namely, the regulation of the head shops. Deputy Joe Costello will introduce a Labour Party Private Members' Bill to address this issue. Will the Government consider adopting that Bill and dealing with the other half of the problem, which involves the planning side and the regulation of shops and use of premises?

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