Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

The national vetting bureau Bill is important legislation that is being urgently pursued by the Government. When is its progress through the House likely to be finalised? The housing Bill is also a very important Bill. It is No. 68 on the promised legislative programme and provides for the rationalisation of housing agencies, the strengthening of the regulatory framework for social housing to provide statutory underpinning of new schemes of housing assistance payments.

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