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Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: New structures to replace the HSE have yet to be developed even though the HSE has been abolished. One could not make this up.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: When did that come in?

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: On a point of guidance, we do not-----

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: In previous Dáileanna, questions were always asked about programmes for Government.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: That was always facilitated.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: Questions on programmes for Government were allowed in previous Dáileanna.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: That is what I want to find out about. When did this change?

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: It did. In the previous Dáil-----

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: I just want guidance.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: With the greatest respect, if we cannot ask questions about legislative commitments-----

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: -----in the programme for Government, it is a sick joke.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: Is the programme for Government in order?

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach just raised it.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach just dropped that in. Is that how legislation gets proposed? What is he up to?

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: The Taoiseach will recall that I asked a series of questions about the legislative commitment in the programme for Government about the health service and universal health insurance, UHI. I did so in the light of comments made by the new Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, about delaying or deferring the abolition of the Health Service Executive and the officials saying the construct was...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: Promised legislation. It goes on, "The Patient Safety Authority will introduce a national licensing system for hospitals, and will oversee the transition of hospitals from the HSE to independent local control". The reply I received is a masterpiece of penmanship from a system that wants to change track but is hoping people will not spot that. It states that there will be no patient safety...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: This is important.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: It is central to the Order of Business because it concerns the programme for Government and we can ask about legislation. The fundamental question is who wrote this because not a bit of it will be implemented. The most honest thing the Taoiseach could do is to at least rewrite and admit that. It states that the Future Health document, which the Government published, referred specifically...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: There is more legislation mentioned here. It states what the Minister and the Department are now doing. That is significant, what they are now doing.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach explain where stands the programme for Government?