Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The health Bill will be published this year. There will be many opportunities on Second Stage of a number of Bills for Members to bring to the Minister's attention their views on a range of matters in the health area, including the one to which the Deputy referred. I do not have specific information as to when the strategy on diabetes might be published. I will ask the Tánaiste to communicate with the Deputy. Some of the questions might be more appropriate to a parliamentary question.

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