If it's not guillotined today it falls , as the Dáil will be dissolved tomorrow and the legislation cannot be enacted.
So , we all have one last chance to make our opinions known to all parties who canvas for our vote .
Vitruvian (03-02-16)
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/polit...ment-1.2518713Two key pieces of legislation now look certain not to have completed their passage through the Oireachtas before Taoiseach Enda Kenny dissolves the 31st Dáil.
The Government has tried to expedite the passage of the Technological Universities Bill 2015 and the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 through the Oireachtas before the election was called.
However, even if the Taoiseach delays the dissolution of the Dáil until later in the week, neither Bill is at a sufficiently advanced stage to allow them to complete all stages and be signed into law.
Last week Tánaiste Joan Burton sought cross-party support for the Sexual Offences Bill, which will make it an offence to pay for sexual services from a prostitute. However, that was not forthcoming.
A number of agencies and groups, including the Immigrant Council, have campaigned for this Bill. However, it met with some very strong resistance in the Oireachtas, not least from David Norris in the Seanad, who disagreed vehemently with its premise.
DenaliGirl (05-02-16)
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
There is more time now, for slips.
While they have been busy implementing new legislation they have done little to enforce existing legislation — if they did they would not need a new sexual offences billOriginally Posted by Irish Times;
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blue rebel (05-02-16), mymann (05-02-16)