Brendan Ryan (Labour)

It is unclear what motivated the decision to go the route chosen by the Government. Neither business, commercial nor other logic supports it. Ideology is a factor, but that is a bad basis on which to make pragmatic business or political decisions. One should pick what works. All the published advice says this is not a good business decision. We do not know what other advice is available because the Minister for Transport will not publish it. Therefore, I would like us to debate the matter. I ask the Leader to ask her good friend, the Minister, to publish all of the background information.

In the Dáil yesterday the Taoiseach said new primary legislation would be needed to help the Health and Safety Authority to enforce the smoking ban. We now have two Bills dealing with insurance and one dealing with smoking which are due to be passed by both Houses before Christmas. Does the Leader know when any of them will be published?