Shortly after the Government entered office, it introduced the Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011, which gave people rights to protect their property and homes. The criminal justice (victims rights) Bill has been outstanding for quite a long time. It is important we make communities safer by focusing on victims' rights and making life tougher for criminals by properly resourcing our gardaí. This is an important Bill that has been promised for quite some time. Could the Tánaiste give us an update as to when it will come before the House?

Preliminary work is under way on the criminal justice (victims rights) Bill, which aims to strengthen the rights of victims of crime and their families and to give effect to a proposed EU directive. It is not possible at this stage to indicate when it will be published.