Children’s hospital and climate legislation
Bernard Durkan asks about the children’s hospital and climate Bills. The Taoiseach says the climate Bill awaits Committee Stage and work on the hospital legislation is advanced, though no date is available.
The new children's hospital establishment Bill is promised legislation, so when is it likely to come before the House? Have the heads been fully cleared? Similarly, the Climate Action and Low Carbon Bill is also promised legislation. Have the heads of that Bill been cleared and when is it likely to come before the House? Will it be passed into law by the end of this present session?
Comment on this
The carbon bill is awaiting Committee Stage. I do not have a date for the national children's hospital Bill but work is very much advanced from where it was. We expect the planning application to proceed on time. I will advise Deputy Durkan where we are with the preparation of the Bill.