Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

We were promised that two Bills would be delivered in 2004 to provide safeguards for patients, but towards the end of 2006 they have still not materialised. One is the medical practitioners Bill and the other is the pharmacy Bill, which has been split into two. We are still only being promised the pharmacy No. 1 Bill, but surely if the Taoiseach accepts that there is growing anxiety about patient safety he will indicate when exactly we will see it. Does it mean that this time the Government will keep its word and deliver on a promise?

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