Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

-----as soon after the break as possible.

On other issues, is there any hope the sale of alcohol Bill will be brought forward? The present situation, whereby young people can buy drink in off-licences and so on without any control, is completely untenable. I wish to ask three questions pertaining to the Minister's own portfolio. First, I refer to the mental health (amendment) Bill, which pertains to a crucial issue at a time when people are under much pressure and require as much support as they can get. The other items are the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill and the health information Bill. These Bills must be brought forward quickly because the current position in respect of the information that Members are receiving and the knowledge as to who is eligible for what health services is extremely serious. I received a letter from the Health Service Executive this week that completely contradicts what has been promised in the past. People had been promised that no service would be removed from them-----

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