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Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: I may have inadvertently misled Deputy Thomas P. Broughan. The date he is seeking is 27 March, not 20 March.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: That is correct. I apologise for misleading the Deputy. With regard to the changes made yesterday, I am advised that they were made at the request of the Opposition. However, a considerable volume of legislation will be introduced in the weeks and months ahead. There is a measure of agreement that we should press on with the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015, although we...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: The Government intends to respond to the remaining reports of the Constitutional Convention in the current session.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: Deputies on all sides of the House will have every opportunity to raise issues in that context. The legislation was published yesterday and it is intended that Second Stage will be taken in the coming weeks. There will be every opportunity to air those issues.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: In the normal fashion, the question of whether the Dáil would have a debate on a matter is one for the Whips and can be addressed with them. The health information Bill is intended to be taken later this year.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: No date is set as yet for the publication of the EirGrid Bill. The intention is to publish the public transport Bill this year.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: The health reform Bill is still within the policy process and it is not possible to state when precisely it will be brought forward. It is certainly not the case that the Minister for Health or any Minister is asleep at the wheel. Very considerable action has been taken by the Minister and the HSE on that matter. For example, there has been a very considerable improvement in regard to...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: The Deputy, who is in the House much longer than I am, knows that the question of facilitating debates is a matter for the Whips which can be dealt with in that context. The Minister for Finance is frequently available to the House and the relevant committee and I am sure that an opportunity will be taken on an early occasion by Deputy Broughan or others to raise that issue with the...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: The broader question of energy prices generally in a liberalised environment is obviously a live issue, including a live political issue, and I have no problem debating that with the Deputy at some point in the future. I have no proposal to bring forward legislation.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: Consultations are still ongoing with the Criminal Assets Bureau in that regard and no date is yet set to bring forward that legislation. I take the points raised by the Deputy on board.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: I expect to bring forward the legislation on Eircode in the coming weeks. No date is set for any particular Bill on broadcasting to be brought before the House in the immediate period. I remind the Deputy that my predecessor and the programme for Government did not propose to introduce a new burden on any individual but in fact to replace the television licence fee with a new broadcasting...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: We have set no date for either Bill. The Deputy is right to raise them as they are important areas that are being addressed. Considerable work is going into both pieces of legislation. An enormous amount of work is happening regarding the children's hospital both on the ground with the project and regarding the legislation.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: The Bill to which the Deputy referred came before the committee on Tuesday. I hear what the Deputy is saying.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: Legislation is a matter for the Oireachtas.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 is on the D list and has passed all Stages in the Seanad and Committee Stage in the Dáil. Before the Bill could be taken, there was a UK Court of Appeal judgment which necessitated a review of the disclosure provisions contemplated. This review has been completed and consequential amendments to the National Vetting Bureau (Children and...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: Although I hear what the Deputy is saying, I am not sure it relates to any legislation, promised or otherwise.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: I agree entirely, and the Minister has already indicated the same here this morning. I agreed with Deputy Niall Collins and we should join Deputy Tom Fleming in conveying our very best wishes for a speedy recovery to the two individuals involved.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: I take the Deputy's comments on board as well as the additional insights she has brought to the problem. The Deputy is right. The legislation is very important. Although I do not have a date, it is not for want of work. It is moving ahead in the Department and it is complex.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: The Deputy is right. It is priority legislation and it is intended to publish it this session.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Alex White: 1 o’clock The legislation that comprehends both of the Deputy's points has been through Second Stage and awaits Committee Stage. There is considerable work continuing on it. I cannot give a date for its progress to Committee Stage but it is legislation of a very high priority and the Deputy is right with regard to the broader convention point that he makes.