Bail and housing legislation
Bernard Durkan asks when the bail Bill and housing legislation will proceed. The Minister says housing measures will be split into three Bills, while the bail Bill has no date because its heads have not reached Cabinet.
I have a question on legislation to prevent repeat offending in the criminal world. The bail Bill has been on the books for a long time and was promised during the time of the previous Government. When is it likely to come before the House and have the heads been fully approved and discussed by the Cabinet? A housing crisis exists in the country so will it be possible to indicate when the housing Bill will come before the House?
Comment on this
As a result of the size of the housing legislation, it will be split into three Bills. The first will be introduced in the next session and we hope the other two will come before the end of the year. There is no date for the bail Bill as the heads of the legislation have not yet come to the Cabinet.