Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

I would like to raise a second matter. We have spent the week trying to clarify what will be done about the gaping hole in the regulatory structure that the Government put together for health insurance. Will emergency legislation be introduced to deal with that lacuna? Will it be handled in a leisurely fashion over the coming weeks and months? There seems to be an extraordinary lack of clarity in respect of these serious issues. The Government seems to have been caught flat-footed. We need clarity. I read in today's newspapers that the Government intends to establish a forum to deal with pay issues. Is this being done within the terms of social partnership?

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