Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have previously told the Deputy that we had a road map of legislation to be dealt with. The Deputy is correct that heads of the domestic violence bill were cleared in July. The recently published Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill, the Court of Appeal Bill and the Children and Family Relationships Bill are all part of the road map that need to be implemented. In this country, we take the view that one should put the legislation in place before signing a convention, unlike other countries which sign the convention without having the legislation in place. There is a deal of work to be done and the Bill will be published in the new year.

I sent the interim report of Mr. Justice Cregan to everybody and asked that Opposition parties, including Sinn Féin, respond in writing by tomorrow. I hope I can have the party’s views on the judge pointing out the difficulties and challenges he sees. I expect to bring to the Government a response taking into account all the parties’ views next Tuesday.

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