Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I hope the Taoiseach had a good day in County Tipperary yesterday. There were so many Ministers with him that he could have held a Cabinet meeting. He is most welcome any time. If I had known he was coming, I would have gone to meet him.

What is the position on the Eirgrid Bill?

The task force on accident and emergency departments is not well equipped to deal with the problem in accident and emergency services because it has the wrong people sitting on it. Its members include too many senior officials. Will the Taoiseach provide a list of its 40 members? It does not have enough front-line staff such as nurses and hospital managers.

When will the child and family relationships Bill be published? This legislation has been promised for a long time. I understand the Bill prepared by the previous Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, was withdrawn. This issue will become entangled with the forthcoming referendum. If confusion is sown, it will be to the detriment of the debate on the legislation. When will the Bill be published? We were told it would be passed by St. Patrick's Day. Will it be debated in the House or will the debate be guillotined? This is a serious issue.

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