During the week of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations, the Taoiseach indicated that the Construction Contracts Bill was due to go to the Cabinet for clarification on a number of issues before being returned to the relevant committee. Will the Tánaiste clarify the position in respect of the Bill?

The Companies Bill is due to be introduced in the House next week. The Library and Research Service provided an excellent analysis of the Bill, which is extremely complex and which runs to 1,200 pages. I wish to place on record my thanks to the Library and Research Service for its work on that legislation and for all the other work it does.

The Government has considered some amendments to the Bill. I understand that it is on Committee Stage. While it is a matter for the committee, my understanding is that the intention is to deal with Committee Stage in this session.