Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I am sorry for keeping the Deputies opposite in expectation. On promised legislation, what progress is there on the heads of the judicial council Bill?

The previous Administration promised, faithfully for many years, the mental capacity Bill, which it deemed important. The Bill will incorporate into law the Law Reform Commission's report on vulnerable adults and the law.

The previous Government considered another matter for a long time and achieved nothing, namely, the housing Bill to provide for the rationalisation of housing agencies and to strengthen the regulatory framework for social housing, an aspect the previous Administration forgot about. Have the heads of these Bills been discussed and, if they are to be progressed, when will that be?

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