John Bruton
Ceist:36 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Justice when he expects the Law Reform Commission report on the general law of dishonesty to be presented to Dáil Éireann.
Written Answers. - General Law of Dishonesty.
Theresa Ahearn
Ceist:41 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Justice when he expects the Law Reform Commission report on the general law of dishonesty to be presented to Dáil Éireann.
Fergus O'Brien
Ceist:42 Mr. O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice when he expects the Law Reform Commission report on the general law of dishonesty to be presented to Dáil Éireann.
Jim Mitchell
Ceist:43 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice when he expects the Law Reform Commission report on the general law of dishonesty to be presented to Dáil Éireann.
Michael Noonan
Ceist:56 Mr. Noonan (Limerick East) asked the Minister for Justice when he expects the Law Reform Commission report on the general law of dishonesty to be presented to Dáil Éireann.
Nora Owen
Ceist:57 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Justice when he expects the Law Reform Commission report on the general law of dishonesty to be presented to Dáil Éireann.
Edward Nealon
Ceist:74 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Justice when he expects the Law Reform Commission report on the general law of dishonesty to be presented to Dáil Éireann.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 36, 41, 42, 43, 56, 57 and 74 together.
The Law Reform Commission was requested by the Attorney General to formulate proposals for reform of the law in this area. The relevant provision is section 4 (2) (c) of the Law Reform Commission Act, 1975. In accordance with that provision, the commission's report, when completed, will be submitted to the Attorney General and, following the usual practice, will then be considered by the Government.
There is no requirement in the Act for the commission's report to be presented to the Oireachtas. This formality is reserved for the formal work programmes and annual reports of the commission. The report on dishonesty, as is the case with all the commission's reports, will be published by the commission itself in due course.
As I indicated in my reply to questions on 30 April 1992 my understanding is that the commission's report is at an advanced stage of preparation.