Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have targets to adhere to. The budget is set for this year and we will move on with that. There were 61 claims for inclusion on the A list for legislation for this session. As Deputy Martin is aware, we used to have three sessions for Dáil legislation. There are now two this year, so this one goes out until July. There are 41 pieces of legislation. We have changed the way this is going to apply because, from yesterday's meeting on, Ministers will speak to the Chairmen of the committees about the Bills that are going to come through in their particular areas. When heads of a Bill come before Cabinet, they will go automatically to committees for pre-legislative hearings. It is a matter for the committee as to how much time it wants to do that - a day or whatever. That is its business.

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