However, with regard to actions taken, this Government has done more than any previous Government in its comprehensive response. I refer both to the redress scheme and to the issue that has always been most pressing during the past decade, that is, access to information. The Birth Information and Tracing Bill has probably been the most radical legislation to come before us in the past year. It came through the House. It was a real priority identified by all concerned with this issue. The redress scheme is significantly in advance of what was recommended by the commission. It will include financial payments for an estimated 34,000 people and a form of enhanced medical card for an estimated 19,000 people. The approximate cost will be €800 million. The scheme is currently going through the House.

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