Geothermal Bill and Charities Act
Bernard Durkan asks about the timetable for the geothermal energy Bill and whether the Charities Act is fully operational. The Taoiseach says the geothermal measure will follow the minerals Bill and that parts of the Charities Act remain unimplemented.
The geothermal energy Bill is promised legislation. When is it expected to be before the House? Has any preliminary examination of its heads been done? Is it likely to be passed in this session or before the end of the year?
Those on the opposite side of the House introduced the Charities Act 2009, several portions of which were never implemented.
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It is the comedy act over there.
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It was in Deputy Mattie McGrath's time that they were not implemented. He was a part of that as well.
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We will ignore that issue for a moment. Are all sections of the Act fully operational?
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The answer to the second question is "No". I will give Deputy Durkan an update on what exactly is not operational. In respect of the geothermal energy Bill, that will not be until later in the year, as we need to deal with the minerals Bill first in that sequence.