Ministerial allowances and monuments Bill
Bernard Durkan seeks publication dates and procedural details for legislation on ministerial and parliamentary allowances and a monuments Bill, amid political heckling. Rabbitte says the first Bill’s heads are being drafted for publication this year and the Government is considering the monuments proposal.
When is it proposed to introduce the Oireachtas (ministerial and parliamentary offices) Bill, which will implement changes to party leaders' allowances and minor amendments to other allowances? Has this promised legislation been discussed by the Cabinet, have the heads been approved and when is it likely to come before the House?
Similarly, another piece of legislation is to commemorate the exertions of the Opposition when the parties were in government. I am inquiring about the monuments Bill and a possible citation for the undying efforts and dedication of the Opposition when those parties were in government. It may be a suitable Bill.
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The Deputy is not even funny. He should sit down.
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There is a village looking for an idiot.
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The heads of the first Bill are being drafted and the reforms will be published this year. The heads of the monuments Bill were approved by the previous Government and this Government is looking at the feasibility of nominating a particularly unfinished estate to include in the list of monuments.
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Some Labour councillors can orchestrate that.