Pearse Doherty
Ceist:119. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the financial services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7572/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 15 February 2017
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Freagraí scríofa
The Financial and Services and Pensions Ombudsman Bill is a priority Bill for the Government and it is one of 31 Bills prioritised in the legislative programme for publication by July of 2017.
The heads of Bill underwent prelegislative scrutiny on 27th October of 2016 and the consequent report of the Oireachtas Committee is awaited.
In the meanwhile, officials in my Department are working with officials in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to finalise a draft text of the Bill. It is a fairly lengthy Bill with nearly 60 heads to be drafted coupled with the complexity of amalgamating two different complaints systems. However, it is hoped that the Bill will be published in the coming months.