Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

The legal costs Bill is on the list of promised legislation. It is essential that we control costs at every level. That is the purpose of the Bill.

In the light of the news that the Minister for Health and Children has at last taken a hold of the over-manned structures in the Health Service Executive, will there be an opportunity to discuss the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill in the House because the removal of 5,000 staff in a matter of three weeks or one month will have some effect on front-line services? When will we get an opportunity to discuss that?

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