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‹ Order of Business Bail Bill timetable
Summary
Bernard Durkan asks when the Bail Bill will reach the House; the Minister says it is being drafted but will not be published until the next session.
In the context of the importance of the bail Bill, a fundamental element in the fight against crime, is it expected that the Bill will be presented to the House during this session or next session?
Comment on this
Yes. The heads of the Bill were cleared in July and it has gone to the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel for drafting. As soon as that is completed, it will be published. The Bill is well on track.
Comment on this
No. It will be next session, given the constraints on drafting.