Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It was promised that a number of Bills would be published during this session including the Houses of the Oireachtas (inquiries, privileges and procedures) Bill and the protected disclosure in the public interest Bill. When is it hoped to publish the social welfare and pensions Bill?

In 2004, a White Paper on regulating better was produced, the purpose of which was to develop principles and practices to provide reassurance that regulation was being made in a transparent and accountable manner. The paper was distributed to all Deputies. Can the Taoiseach look at the White Paper again given the guillotines last week and the issues of property tax and taxi regulation? A process was set out in the White Paper whereby the House was encouraged to produce legislation through various stages including hearings on heads of Bills. In most cases, heads of Bills have not been discussed in the House since 2004 notwithstanding that we are supposed to discuss them before legislation is published. There has only been one instance since the Government took office when heads of a Bill were discussed by a committee before being published.

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