Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

I wish to refer briefly to three items of legislation. Will amendments or additions to property tax provisions be made by the Minister for Finance by way of amendments to existing legislation, separate legislation or inclusions in the Finance Bill? Rather than having the House endure further cynical posturing by Fine Gael Deputies pretending to be the champions of Dublin home owners having already voted for it, will the Government repeal this odious tax?

The Chief Whip circulated with the legislative programme approved by the Cabinet a statement to Members setting out that job creation was to be the programme's top priority. He listed five Bills which will not lead to the creation of a single job. Will the Tánaiste tell the House where is the legislation which will make job creation a priority or state when it is to be published?

Under the heading "Bills in respect of which heads have yet to be approved by Government", I see no reference in the legislative programme to legislation providing for the judgment in the X case and the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in A, B and C v. Ireland to cover circumstances in which a woman's life is in danger by reason of pregnancy. Why is this not on the legislative list and what is the precise timescale for its publication?

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