Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

Many years ago, the then Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform announced that he would deal with legal costs once and for all. The Taoiseach has discussed what must be done in terms of civil servants and so on. When will the legal costs Bill be before the House? It is in section C of the agenda. Can the Bill be introduced or are we afraid to touch that group?

For years, a health information Bill has been promised to show us the truth of what is occurring in that area, but nothing has been introduced.

Many nurses and midwives in Monaghan General Hospital and elsewhere who are normally busy no longer know what their futures hold. When can the nurses and midwives Bill be introduced to allow us to encourage the Minister for Health and Children to talk to those people and treat them as human beings?

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