Given the ongoing need for an adequate supply of apprentices, when is that Bill expected before the House?

I was very happy to attend a ceremony in the ESB for the launch of its programme to train 300 apprentices and to meet some of the young people involved in taking on the apprenticeships. It is a great sign of recovery in the economy to see the ESB taking on 300 apprentices. I understand the Minister of State, Deputy English, is awaiting submissions on the apprenticeship council and he will respond in due course to that.

Has there been any progress on the Aarhus Convention Bill to put the provisions of that convention and other EU directives on a statutory footing? With the shift away from the use of fossil fuels, we will require this urgently.

I do not have a date for publication on the Aarhus Convention Bill.