Given that we are in the last number of weeks of the session, can the Minister indicate to the Dáil when we can expect a raft of legislation in terms of the health information Bill and the universal health insurance legislation for the establishment of a universal health insurance fund as provided for in the programme for Government? Will the Minister indicate whether the Government is of a mind to provide substantial funds to the VHI to ensure it meets its regulatory requirements? Can the Minister indicate when legislation on universal health insurance commitments made in the programme for Government can be expected?

A question about the health information Bill was asked yesterday and the Taoiseach indicated it would be published late this year. The insurance legislation is a very serious matter. A White Paper is awaited and legislation will be published subsequent to the publication of the White Paper. I will ask the Minister for Health to give the best indication on the timeline for the publication of the White Paper and the legislation to the Deputy.

What about the VHI?

That is the same.

I call Deputy Adams or, rather, Deputy McDonald.