Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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I understand the Minister of State does not have the ability to set the agenda of the House in the Business Committee. The Minister for Health stated it is his intention that not only would legislation on access to terminations of pregnancies pass the Houses but also that he hoped legislation on the clinical directions and registration or licensing of the drugs required for terminations would be concluded by December. Will it be possible to have the national claims information database up and running by the end of the year or is it more likely to be 2019 or 2020? What is the timeframe?