Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

On promised legislation, the programme for Government promised that the HSE "will cease to exist as its functions are given to other bodies during this process of reform" .Such a process clearly needs comprehensive legislation. I understand the Taoiseach said five times in the House yesterday that the only proposal is to abolish the board. Is this another broken promise in terms of legislation? We have had Roscommon hospital and the commitment on postal services. Can the Tánaiste confirm whether we will have the promised legislation? Is the programme for Government fast becoming the greatest fairytale book ever written?

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