Three promised Government Bills
Bernard Durkan asks about progress on the pyrite levy, Employment Permits (Amendment), and health information Bills; the Taoiseach says the health information Bill is due early next year and the other two will be progressed this session.
I have a question on three items of promised legislation. Is it intended to have all Stages of the pyrite levy Bill passed through the Dáil in preparation for signing it into law? Is it the same case for the Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2012, which will consolidate existing legislation and take account of evolving jurisprudence and cater for future accession to the EU and people seeking employment from other jurisdictions? The third Bill is the health information Bill, which was promised to provide the legislative framework for the better government and health information initiatives, including data mapping and health information resources for use in the health services, which is very important.
