Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

The consumer and competition Bill is particularly relevant in the context of two issues, the first being that the IMO has been given a commitment that changes will be made to competition legislation to allow it to negotiate with the Government on services, having co-operated with the Government's changes to the over-70s medical card. The second issue is the ongoing pharmacy dispute. Whatever one's view is of that dispute, sooner or later the Government will have to talk to pharmacists about the services they provide, and by talk I mean negotiation. It states in the Government's legislative programme that the heads of the Bill are yet to be agreed. Will the Taoiseach accept the urgency of this matter? When will the heads of the Bill be agreed by Cabinet so that legislation can be published?

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