Public information on the Act
Deputy De Rossa asks whether the Government will explain the Act and promote public discussion. The Minister says he has written to Government-supporting Deputies and considers the public informed, though sometimes misinformed.
This arises from the fact that there has been virtually no debate on this issue. Is the Minister taking any steps to inform the public of the implications of this Act as it has been agreed and signed? Could he indicate if there are any proposals to disseminate the Act, explain its implications or in any way develop a public debate on the issue?
Comment on this
I have not taken any steps except that I have written to the Deputies supporting the Government informing them of what the Act does and does not contain. As far as I can judge from the post I am getting and from the letters in the newspapers, the public are well informed about this Act but, I suggest, they are misinformed in some matters.