Cecilia Keaveney
Question:144 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the current position in relation to the Credit Union Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22877/96]
Written Answers. - Credit Union Bill.
I would refer the Deputy in my reply to Question No. 278 in this House on 15 October 1996 as reported in Vol. 470 No. 1, columns 141 and 142. This reply is at Appendix 1.
Proposals for the updating and consolidation of the body of legislation dealing with credit unions, which dates in some cases from 1893, are well advanced. The size of the Bill has necessarily required detailed attention on the part of both my Department and the Attorney General's office. I am pleased to say that a first draft of the Bill, involving almost 200 sections, has been received from the parliamentary draftsman.
Discussions to finalise the text of the Bill are taking place with the parliamentary draftsman at present. After finalisation Government approval to publish the Bill will be sought.