Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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Question 74: To ask the Minister for Defence the legislation he intends to introduce during the lifetime of the Government. [38664/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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1. Civil Defence (Repeal) Bill. 2. Defence (Amendment) (Discipline) Bill. 3. Red Cross (Amendment) Bill. 4. Defence (Amendment) Bill

1. Civil Defence (Repeal) Bill -This Bill will, when enacted, repeal the Civil Defence Act 2002, dissolve the Civil Defence Board and transfer its functions, property, rights, liabilities and other responsibilities back to the Department of Defence.The Heads of the Bill are currently with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel for drafting.It is expected that this Bill will be published in 2012.

2. Defence (Amendment) (Discipline) Bill - The main provision of this Bill is to deal with liability to military law, statutory powers of arrest and detention in relation to offences against military law, a full review of the offences against military law, having regard to developments in the military law of other common law jurisdictions and a review of provisions relating to military prisons and detention barracks.

3. Red Cross (Amendment) Bill – Consultations are currently ongoing with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel on the extent of changes that can be made to the Irish Red Cross Order 1939. It is intended to carry out a comprehensive review of all Red Cross legislation, and in particular the primary legislation in accordance with a commitment made in the Programme for Government.It is likely that this review will result in a Red Cross (Amendment) Bill during the lifetime of the Government.

4. Defence (Amendment) Bill – it is also intended in due course to introduce a further amendment Bill.