Dáil debates

Wednesday, 11 June 2014

1:20 pm

Photo of Gerry AdamsGerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have two questions for the Taoiseach. The first is about the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014. The Taoiseach knows that the Minister for Health began drafting this legislation a year ago. Its aim of cutting the annual death toll from smoking-related diseases to 5,200 is commendable and deserves the support of people across society. I understand that the Minister brought it to the Cabinet yesterday. When will the Bill be published, when does the Taoiseach expect it to be placed before the Dáil and when does he expect it to be passed into law?

My other question is about the Ballymurphy massacre. Dúirt an Taoiseach tamall ó shin go raibh sé tiománta rún uile-pháirtí a bhunú ar shléacht Bhaile Uí Mhurchú agus ba mhaith liom ceist a chur air faoi sin inniu. Mar is eol dó, dúirt Rialtas na Breataine nach raibh sé chun fiosrúchán a bhunú maidir le marú 11 duine i mBaile Uí Mhurchú i 1971. Ceithre seachtain ó shin, mar fhreagra ar cheist a chuir mé chuig an Taoiseach ar an ábhar seo, gheall sé rún a dhréachtú agus a chur i láthair dúinn. An bhfuil aon dul chun cinn déanta maidir le seo agus cathain a bheidh an rún seo os comhair pháirtí de chuid an Fhreasúra? Cathain a bheidh an téacs os comhair na Dála?

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