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Office of the Attorney General. (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will raise it with the office. It should be up to date. We brought in reinstatement legislation which means there is a reinstatement process whenever the House passes an Act. The latest Act should be available, which was the idea of the reinstatement legislation. I will raise the matter with the staff. With regard to the Deputy's point on legislation, the broadcasting Bill is being...

Office of the Attorney General. (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Each case is different. In the CC case not all the procedures were followed. However, all the work on the case showed it was processed in an expeditious, timely and conscientious manner. Although the work went on, the Attorney General had not been informed. Efforts have been made to improve procedures. Some months ago when I asked how many challenges to constitutional Acts of the...

Office of the Attorney General. (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Yes. Some of those were blocked around particular issues. With 550 cases coming down the line, as well as all the other cases, it would be difficult for the Attorney General to be on top of them all, even with all these procedures. Could one ever be on top of this? However the procedures have been put together. The more important point, as I said to Deputy Rabbitte, is regular...

Office of the Attorney General. (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I do not accept the Deputy's point, which he has made on two occasions, that the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 is flawed. Although there are different views on this matter, the Attorney General is satisfied the Bill is not unconstitutional. Otherwise it would not have been introduced. Although I accept that many issues must be teased out, not least that there is a general...

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is proposed to take No. 11, Health (Nursing Homes) Amendment Bill 2006 — Report and Final Stages, resumed; and No. 12, Citizens Information Bill 2006, Second Stage, resumed. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Private Members' Business shall be No. 25 — Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006 — Second Stage, which shall take place tomorrow...

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The criminal justice DNA Bill, to provide for the establishment of a database, is being drafted and, I understand, will be available for the spring session. The heads of the coroners Bill have been approved and the Bill has been submitted for drafting. I understand quite an amount of work has been done on it and that it should also be available early in 2007. The Chief Whip will update the...

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Money Advice and Budgeting Service Bill was published almost five years ago, in the early part of 2002. It is the view of the Minister and the Department that the structures to improve this legislation are considerably different from those of five years ago and it would be possible to introduce a far better Bill. The Title will be the same but the Bill will have been comprehensively...

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The heads of the carbon fund Bill were approved in July and the Bill is due in early 2007. As regards a debate, that is a matter for the Chief Whip.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The legislation is due in 2007.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The legislation on fireworks was amended in the summer under the Criminal Justice Bill.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It made a big impact. If anyone was watching over the past few weeks, there was a huge reduction——

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: As far as co-ordination between the North and South is concerned, that matter should be taken up with the Minister.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The asset covered securities (amendment) Bill is listed for 2007.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The heads of the markets in financial instruments Bill were recently approved by Government. It is listed for next summer.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: That matter can be raised with the appropriate Minister.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I am.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: There is no Bill listed.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: To return to Deputy Broughan's question, the national inland fisheries authority Bill is due next year. That is the only Bill listed.

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: With regard to Deputy Kenny's question, the Attorney General cannot do an assessment until we see the legislation that is agreed, if we can get the legislation finally agreed. That will be in approximately three weeks' time. He has already put down his markers on it. As I previously stated, the strong position of the Democratic Unionist Party, with which I do not agree, frankly, is that...

Order of Business (1 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Yes.