Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

When will there be legislation on State bodies considering the Government has for ten weeks been considering the McCarthy report and its impact on semi-State bodies? When it was published initially and brought to Cabinet, the Taoiseach said he would return to the House within four weeks with some recommendations, if necessary, or related subjects to be discussed. In light of that commitment, and based on Deputy Troy's statement that there is only a week to go before the recess, many affected employees of Coillte, Bord na Móna and other companies in my area await an answer.

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