Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Does the Minister of State accept that making the claim that the Government came back after the 29th Dáil with a clean sheet is absolute nonsense? Does he not accept that there is a continuing delay in respect of health legislation? I do not need to list them but the nurses and midwives Bill and the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill are from the last Dáil and have not been addressed 12 months later. Does the Minister of State accept that these are urgent requirements that the legislative committee should be highlighting? That is urgent and the committee should press the Department of Health and Children and the Minister, Deputy Harney, to have this legislation brought forward. Like every other Deputy, I would like to know the number of times and the dates of the sittings of the legislative committee in order to understand its work.

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