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Drug testing and sexual offences legislation

Summary

Deputy Mitchell O’Connor asks about driver drug-testing and sexual-offences legislation; the Taoiseach expects both measures to progress or be published during the current session.

In the Roads Bill there is provision for the drug-testing of drivers. When does the Taoiseach expect that Bill to be enacted? When will the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill be enacted? The heads of the Bill were published on 27 November 2014 and the Bill is urgently needed as it criminalises the purchase of sex and online child exploitation.

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Enda Kenny The Taoiseach Fine Gael

The heads of the Bill for drug testing were cleared in February this year and it is due for publication in the second half of the year. A great deal of work has been done regarding sexual offences and that Bill will be in this session. A quite complex series of amendments has been brought forward but I expect it to be finished and published in this session.

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