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‹ Questions on Promised Legislation National Archives Bill scrutiny
Summary
Deputy Howlin asked for the position on the National Archives (Amendment) Bill and why scrutiny was delayed. The Tánaiste said pre-legislative scrutiny would be taken on 2 March.
With regard to the National Archives (amendment) Bill, since 2013 the British have moved from a 30-year rule to a 20-year rule and are now releasing two years' worth of official records each year up to 2022. We are supposed to be doing something similar. The legislative scrutiny of this Bill was supposed to have been completed by the end of January but it has not been. Will the Tánaiste tell us exactly the position regarding the Bill?
