Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Requests made to the Government Chief Whip on House business so far have been for statements on a range of topics, including the Irish language, the European Union and so on. These requests have been granted by and large.

The legislative programme for this session has been published. I made it clear to Ministers that I only wanted Bills on the A list that they could be sure they could produce on time. The criminal justice Bill to deal with white collar crime has been cleared by the Cabinet, as has been the patents Bill. I will ask the Chief Whip to update Deputy Martin as to what other Bills will be introduced during this session.

Deputy Martin will also be aware of the pressures on drafting legislation, a matter which I am examining too.

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