Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It is an important matter for amendments to be able to be tabled at the recommencement of Bills and that will apply. The Bill in question will be reintroduced and there will be an opportunity for Deputies to place amendments on Report Stage. The Minister may wish to introduce some new amendments as may other Members. Bills will be introduced at the point at which they were before the election and before the Government fell. There will be an opportunity for amendments.

The barbaric practice of female genital mutilation is a highly sensitive matter. This Bill is before the Seanad at the moment and when it completes its route through the Seanad it will be introduced in this House. Regarding the sunbed legislation, I have asked all the Ministers to produce their lists for legislation. We will have a full list of legislation inside two weeks and the Minister will consider the position in so far as the sunbed legislation in concerned.

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