Some six weeks or two months ago I asked about a commitment made in the programme for Government on primary care. The programme for Government promised a universal primary care Act and clearly indicated that universal primary care would be introduced in phases, particularly in respect of recruiting additional doctors, nurses and allied health professionals for the new primary care areas. Crucially, it also promised that access without fee to primary care would be extended in the first year of the Government's term to claimants of free drugs under the long-term illness scheme, at a cost of €17 million. This Government has now been two and a half years in office. Access without fee to primary care was to be extended to claimants of free drugs under the high technology drugs scheme during the Government's second year, at a cost of €15 million. There are many more commitments but I ask the Taoiseach to deal first with the ones I have mentioned. When can we expect them to be fulfilled? He indicated that the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy White, would bring legislation before the House on the first phase, that is, access to free GP care for those on the long-term illness scheme. Where is that legislation, when can we expect it and will it be in the House prior to the summer recess?

We spoke about this previously and the Minister of State, Deputy White, has done considerable work on it. The Cabinet sub-committee discussed it briefly on Monday. The Minister of State will make his final proposition on long-term illness and primary care in approximately three weeks' time. I expect he will bring it to the Cabinet sub-committee at our next meeting in July.

We were told it would be before the Dáil by now.

Yes.

We got a solid promise that he would revert to us at the time of the announcement. That did not happen.

He said a number of issues required clarification before it could be finalised. I expect this will take another three weeks.