Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Clearly whoever put this into the programme for Government was not aware of any difficulties at the time. Are we looking at a reform of the programme for Government commitment to such an Act? Clearly, that Act cannot happen this year. The Minister of State, Deputy White, has inherited this mess from the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly. The former Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Shortall, was shafted over it and let hang out to dry by the Government. The question remains as to whether the Bill is real. Is that term in the programme for Government-----

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