Corruption investigations legislation
Deputy Broughan requests a Dáil discussion of Garda investigations arising from the Flood, Mahon and Moriarty tribunals. The Taoiseach offers to arrange a debate and confirms publication of the corruption Bill this session.
It is the planning and development (No. 2) Bill, as well. My final point concerns the criminal justice (corruption) Bill. Before the end of the lifetime of this Dáil, would it be possible for us to have a discussion on the Garda investigations into criminality and irregularities that were discovered by the Flood, Mahon and Moriarty tribunals? I have asked the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, many times about that issue but she just keeps kicking it to touch. Will it happen in this Dáil at all?
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I do not have any difficulty asking the Whip to arrange an appropriate time for a discussion on what the Deputy said. The criminal justice (corruption) Bill is due for publication this session, as is the planning and development (No. 2) Bill. The modular housing units are not meant to be a solution. There is a particularly urgent situation here that needs to be addressed. The modular units that are now available are very different from the ones to which the Deputy referred. These are warm, comfortable, well insulated and have a lifespan of 30 to 50 years.
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Why are people not living in them?