Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill is not as long a Bill. The heads of that have been approved and it is listed for early 2007.

On the Health Bill, the consultation process is under way and once that is finished, revised proposals will be submitted to Government. The heads of the original Bill had been approved since 7 March. That consultation process will really decide how long it will take, but much work has been done on it already.

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