Business before summer recess:Stamp duty reform is the only major legislation expected to go through the Dáil and Seanad before the summer recess.
The Dáil adjourned last night for 12 days until Tuesday, June 26th.
Next week the Government chief whip's office will finalise the remaining legislation to be dealt with for the weeks before the summer recess.
It is likely that the House will sit for two weeks before adjourning for the summer, possibly on Thursday, July 5th.
The government had pledged during the election to reform stamp duty legislation, and the new Bill, not yet published, will be introduced once the Dáil resumes on Tuesday week, Department of Finance sources confirmed.
The new Stamp Duty Bill will reform the legislation to abolish stamp duty for all first-time buyers and will be made retrospective to April 30th.
Once the 29th Dáil was dissolved for the election, all outstanding legislation fell. Bills making their way through the Oireachtas, or published but not introduced in the House, will be reinstated by way of motion, and at the beginning of the stage they were at before the election.
No legislation listed for the remaining weeks before the summer recess is likely to be of great urgency.
Extensive and major pieces of legislation such as the Charities Bill, to regulate and prevent fraud in charities, are not expected before the autumn. It was published but not introduced in the Oireachtas.
New Ministers and new TDs are expected to be given time to adjust to their roles before significant Bills are introduced.
Legislation such as the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill and the Passports Bill, to allow for the introduction of biometric Irish passports and to create new offences for the fraudulent use of passports, are likely to be considered before the recess.
