Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is very little business on the Order Paper for today. The Minister has noted that some of the business scheduled for today was completed yesterday, but it is prudent to have other work for Parliament to do on a sitting day. The House was originally scheduled to sit tomorrow, but the sitting was cancelled owing to the late publication of the Child and Family Relationships Bill 2015. I am sure there are other Departments that have legislation which is ready to be debated, which would be a proper use of parliamentary time.

In the spirit of our earlier discussion, when can we expect legislation to be published to establish the independent Garda authority? In regard to emergency workers, legislation is being prepared to reform the compensation scheme for members of An Garda Síochána, but it is not on the Government's priority list. When is it envisaged that this legislation will be introduced?

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