Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider including the following definition of good faith in the Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest Bill 2012, a thing is deemed to be done in good faith within the meaning of this Act when it is in fact done honestly, whether it is done negligently or not; and if he will confirm the date by which this legislation will be introduced. [51559/12]

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will introduce the Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest Bill. [51553/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 43 together.

The specific definitions to be included in the Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest Bill 2012 are currently being considered by my Department in consultation with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel taking into account submissions made on the legislation and observations received on the General Scheme from the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and other interested parties.

The Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest Bill 2012 is included in the Government’s Legislation Programme with an expected publication date early in 2013.