Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

A report on this policy area generally has been prepared by the Department of Justice and Law Reform and forwarded to the Minister. There has been no discussion at Cabinet on it as yet because it is being considered by the Minister. The review of the legislation conducted is not in respect of any specific project. It is about updating legislation which is 50 years old as to whether it meets the current requirements in this area of law generally. Any proposal that would come from the Minister would be in the context of that policy review.

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