EirGrid and justice legislation
Bernard Durkan asks about the EirGrid, sentenced-persons transfer and broadcasting amendment Bills; the Taoiseach says all are planned for next year, with differing publication timetables.
I refer to three items of legislation already promised. When is the proposed EirGrid Bill, which is to give statutory effect to EirGrid, likely to come before the House? Have the heads of the Bill been cleared? A Bill is also proposed on the transfer of sentenced persons and the transfer of execution of sentences. Have the heads of the Bill been cleared and when will it be published and brought before the House? Lastly, there is the proposed broadcasting (amendment) Bill, which will examine the allocation of expenditure from the television licence and other matters.
Comment on this
All of these are to be published next year. The heads of the proposed EirGrid Bill have not been cleared. That will be published probably halfway through next year. The proposed transfer of sentenced persons and transfer of execution of sentences Bill will be published early next year. I cannot give the Deputy a date for the proposed broadcasting (amendment) Bill but it will be next year also.