Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Many important pieces of legislation have been brought to the House, some of an emergency nature because of the difficult situation with which the Government has had to contend due to the economic and financial crisis. This has affected work on what would otherwise have been proceeded with. The Minister for Health and Children has set our her priorities for this legislative session. With regard to the position regarding the legislation in question, my response is the same as I gave to the preceding Deputy, that we do not have a date for it, but work is continuing on it.

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