Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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80. To ask the Minister for Defence when he proposes to introduce new legislation for the Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21296/13]

Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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102. To ask the Minister for Defence when he proposes to update legislation in the Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21316/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 and 102 together.

To this end, my Department has commenced work on the review and has had discussions with the Secretary General of the Irish Red Cross on the proposed legislative proposals, which in the main relate to codification of the various legal instruments in effect since 1939. I am advised that the Red Cross have indicated to my officials that they are satisfied in principle with the Department’s proposals. For the purposes of clarity, the Deputy may wish to note that it is not intended to alter the existing corporate governance arrangements of the Society. I anticipate subject to Government approval that a Red Cross (Amendment) Bill will be published during the lifetime of this Government.