Seanad debates
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage
1:00 am
Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
I will take back the suggestions made by the Senators about speeding up the process to see if it is possible to reduce the time it will take to less than one month. I refer specifically to Senator Cáit Keane's suggestion that there might be a way of issuing a draft version of the Bill on the Internet. These are valuable suggestions. I agree that, ideally, the Bill should be presented in both languages on its enactment, but, frankly, the reason has to do with its size. The Irish language version will not be available immediately, but I will relay the suggestions made and we will endeavour to publish the Bill in Irish as soon as possible. Déanfaidh an Oireachtas gach iarracht é sin a dhéanamh.
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