Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

It is not agreed. I stated on several occasions that I do not accept the Government's guillotining of Bills in any shape or form. The Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010 is to allow for prescription charges to be imposed on some of the most vulnerable in society. There are a number of amendments tabled by Fine Gael in the name of Deputy Reilly and by the Labour Party that need to be discussed. If the Government had been interested in saving or raising money, as it appears to be given the imposition of this charge, it could have brought forward the drugs pricing Bill, which would have resulted in very substantial savings in the purchase of drugs. Therefore, I am opposed to the guillotining of the Bill in the manner proposed.

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