Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On promised legislation, having regard to the concerns in respect of increases in private health insurance, when will it be possible to bring the health insurance (amendment) Bill, dealing with risk equalisation, before the House? Have the heads of the Bill been discussed in Cabinet and what is the degree of importance the Government attributes to it?

With regard to the companies (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, which deals with the need for authentic and reliable internationally recognised audits, is it intended to bring it before the House ahead of schedule? To what extent have the heads been discussed by Cabinet?

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