Reference was made earlier to the Tánaiste's colleague, the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Roisín Shortall, and her dysfunctional relationship with the Minister for Health.

ADHD I would say.

I am not so worried about that; I am more worried about the delivery of the service. The Minister of State raised the issue of the health (amendment) Bill, under which it is intended to provide free GP care services. She clearly feels there is not sufficient priority attaching to this matter. When will it be resolved? When will the legislation be forthcoming? The Minister of State was also critical of failures to deal with a litany of issues, including primary care and consultants' salaries. Will the Tánaiste address, in particular, the legislation on free GP services?

Is there legislation promised in this area?

Yes, there is. Deputy McDonald, if I can put it kindly, has a habit of misrepresenting the facts.

Really?

The Tánaiste is good at that himself.

She talked about Government initiatives failing. She said the same when we introduced the jobs initiative. It was targeted at the tourism industry.

There are 33,000 fewer jobs than 12 months ago.

Labour's way or Frankfurt's way.

Listen to the facts. The Deputy should stop making it up.

More jobs have been lost in Ireland over the past three years than in any other western country.

With all the cackling that is going on, I cannot hear what is being said. Please allow the Deputy to have a reply to her question.

There are 10,500 additional jobs in the tourism industry as a result of the jobs initiative. It is working. The Deputies should give a little credit where things are working.

The Bill to provide for the phased extending of a publicly funded GP service without fees is on the A list. It is a priority for the Government and it will be published this session.

Do not forget that.