Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Tá dhá cheist agam faoi reachtaíocht atá fógraithe, the sale of alcohol Bill and the health reform Bill. Yesterday the Taoiseach may have noted reports that there has been a considerable increase in the number of deaths involving cocktails of anti-anxiety drugs and alcohol. The figures from the health research board's national drug-related deaths index are for 2011. The index gives us the latest data on the nature and extent of premature death due to problem drug and alcohol use in Ireland. When can we expect the publication of the sale of alcohol Bill?

With regard to the health reform Bill, yesterday I raised with the Taoiseach the unacceptably high number of patients on hospital trolleys and particularly the alleged failure of some hospital management teams to fully implement the HIQA Tallaght recommendations. When will the health reform Bill be introduced? Will the Taoiseach assure patients and those who care for them that its provisions will address the unacceptable systemic challenges?

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