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Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: The water services Bill will be published during this session.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: I do not have a date for the publication of the second item of legislation to which the Deputy referred.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Health has appointed the chairperson and members of the national paediatric hospital development board. The board has access to the necessary expertise, including that relating to planning, to deliver the project successfully. The comprehensive review of the tri-location plan is part of this process. I expect that a comprehensive plan for the stages of development of the...

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: That Bill is scheduled for next year.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is before the Dáil

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: That Bill is expected to be published by the middle of next year.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the national cultural institutions (museums and archives) Bill have not yet been approved by the Government. The heads of the national cultural institutions (galleries) Bill were cleared in July and work is proceeding in drafting the legislation. Obviously, there is a degree of connection and co-operation on these Bills. I will ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the...

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Charities Act was passed into law in 2009. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, is considering the position on the matter to which the Deputy refers. The Government is aware of the pressure in the greater Dublin area in respect of housing provision. The housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is due to be published next year. However, the Government is...

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: The matter to which the Deputy refers can be discussed without introducing the road transport Bill which is due for publication next year. Issues of a European nature are discussed at the relevant forums and ministerial Councils at European level.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Bill to which Deputy Mattie McGrath referred will be published before the end of the year.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: That is a matter for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. It will be next year before the Bill is published.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is due for publication next year. The matter the Deputy raises is of particular importance and I hope the Bill will include measures to deal with it. This problem affects a number of areas of the country.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: There is not yet a date for publication of the Bill. I will update the Deputy on the work in progress.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is due next year. We are trying to make some changes to address the bottleneck that normally arises with legislation being produced. In that context, I will certainly consider the Deputy's comments. This is a particularly sensitive and important issue. As to the discussions yesterday, everybody would like to see closure brought to this matter and those who were disappeared brought home...

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: It will be next year.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: I have already answered questions on this matter from the leader of the Deputy's party and Deputy McDonald, on behalf of the Sinn Féin Party.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Cowen may raise that matter on Committee Stage of the Bill, for which we are awaiting an opportunity to have a debate in the House. The Deputy can tease out the issue at that point.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Whips should be able to facilitate such a debate at the appropriate time. The heads of the Bill on the Children First guidelines were cleared in July. A great deal of work has been done on the legislation, which I expect to be published either close to the end of this year or early next year. It was intended to do so before the end of the year but we may not realise that objective.

Cyberbullying Bill 2013: First Stage (6 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: This is a good change in that Deputy Troy was able to put his case briefly on an important subject.