Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)

The second question concerns an item of legislation I have asked for on numerous occasions. When will the Údarás na Gaeltachta Bill, to do away with the democratically elected Údarás na Gaeltachta and change the way we deal with the Gaeltacht, be published?

My third question concerns the census. The Government's plans for next year are to bring people home. Publication of the next census requires legislation because of the 100 year rule. This was promised a number of years ago but it seems the work has not been done since. This will not be published in time for people to come back and trace their ancestry and roots. Can the Minister outline whether the legislation will be published so that the census can be released to the public before 2012?

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