Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Government's belated decision to sign the Istanbul convention on preventing and combatting violence against women and domestic violence, which is a very important framework for tackling violence against women and girls. The Government must fully ratify the convention. It has been five years since the Government promised consolidated and reformed domestic violence legislation, and the Bill has still not been published. The reformed and consolidated domestic violence Bill was cleared in July. When will it be published?

Emergency legislation was promised to deal with the mess surrounding the commission of investigation into IBRC. Can it be published before Christmas? The interim report from Mr. Justice Cregan has revealed a litany of mistakes, bad legal advice and incompetence. While the legal advice from the Attorney General is questionable, responsibility for this shambles rests ultimately with the Cabinet, particularly the Taoiseach. The Cabinet discussed the matter this morning. When will the emergency legislation be published?

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