Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023
1008. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a timeline for the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 to pass all legislative stages in Seanad Éireann; and the projected date for it to be signed into law. [2151/23]
View answerThe Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 was included in the Government Legislative Programme for Autumn 2022 as priority legislation for drafting and publication in that session. The Bill has since passed all stages in Dáil Éireann and is currently before the Seanad at Committee Stage.
The timing for progress of the Bill depends on the availability of time in the Committee, and the availability of time for report and final stages in the Seanad, and, of course, the due consideration by all Members. Decisions on the enactment of legislation are matters for the Oireachtas. It is my hope that the legislation, once resumed, will be considered by Members in a timely manner to allow all stages conclude by the end of next month.
