Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 281: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason his Department's annual report for 2004 has not been published to date; and the expected date of publication. [15991/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department is finalising its annual report for 2004 and I anticipate that it will be published in mid-year, following its translation into Irish. The Deputy may be interested to note that my Department has recently completed its third progress report on the implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government commitments for which it is responsible — almost 70 commitments in total. The progress reported on these commitments will form part of the Government's 2005 agreed programme annual progress report which will be published in due course. The implementation of these An Agreed Programme for Government commitments forms a substantial part of the work of the Department and the progress on their implementation will also be reflected in my Department's 2004 annual report when published.