Three Bills scheduled next session
Bernard Durkan asks about the Aarhus Convention, criminal justice community sanctions and health transport support Bills; the Taoiseach says all three are scheduled for the next session.
The Aarhus Convention Bill, No. 79, has been promised for some time. It is to provide for a number of EU directives, which will have implications for some of the other legislation that has been referenced. The criminal justice (community sanctions) Bill is to provide a modern statement of the law governing community sanctions and the role of the Probation Service in the criminal justice system. No. 96 on the list is the health (transport support) Bill for children with special needs who cannot access public transport. When are these Bills likely to be before the House? Will it be by the end of this session or in the next session?
