On promised legislation, having regard to the concerns in respect of increases in private health insurance, when will it be possible to bring the health insurance (amendment) Bill, dealing with risk equalisation, before the House? Have the heads of the Bill been discussed in Cabinet and what is the degree of importance the Government attributes to it?

With regard to the companies (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, which deals with the need for authentic and reliable internationally recognised audits, is it intended to bring it before the House ahead of schedule? To what extent have the heads been discussed by Cabinet?

The heads of the health insurance (amendment) Bill, to provide for revised risk equalisation credits for 2014 and some technical amendment to the health insurance Act, were approved by the Government recently. It is scheduled to be published next year. The Minister for Health is aware of the necessity to make progress.

Work is proceeding on the preparation of the companies (miscellaneous provisions) Bill. The larger Companies Bill is before the House on Committee Stage. We are anxious to see progress because it includes a number of important provisions. I ask for co-operation. It is a large Bill and this is an opportunity for the House and the parties in the House to co-operate to see a major item of legislation passed. There would be many complaints if there was an attempt to guillotine debate on the Bill. I appeal for co-operation on the Bill's progression.