Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Arising from the consistent number of Standing Order 31 notices put in the House, when is it proposed that the Chief Whip will bring in his proposals for Dáil reform so that Deputies on all sides can raise matters of current importance?

Given that just eight weeks are left for the Government to make arrangements for the transfer of authority from health boards and their chief executive officers to county managers for health and directors for health, when is it likely that the health Bill will be published? Are interviews taking place, in advance of the legislation being produced, to give effect to this transfer and transition of authority? Will the Taoiseach confirm that under the health Bill there will be no diminution in status and that we are not likely to be flooded with legal cases arising from the statutory authority that the chief executive officers currently hold, which they will lose on 1 January next?

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