Mary Lou McDonald
Question:48. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he intends to publish the Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest Bill. [39874/12]
View answerThursday, 20 September 2012
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The Government approved the drafting of the Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest Bill, 2012 in February 2012. The General Scheme of the Bill was published on my Department’s website and referred to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform for its views. The Committee’s report containing its detailed observations on the General Scheme based on its deliberations and meetings with various experts and interested parties were submitted to me last July. Drafting of the Bill by the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel is continuing and the Bill is included in the Government’s Legislation Programme with an expected publication date early in 2013.