With regard to a number of commitments made under the health section of the programme for Government, could the Tánaiste indicate to me when the hospital insurance fund will be established? When will the legislation for the patient safety authority be brought before us, and when will the authority be established? Regarding the section of the programme for Government dealing with the care of older people and community care, could the Tánaiste indicate when we will see more residential places, home care packages, home help and other professional community care services? We have seen a reduction in such services thus far, not an increase. People are looking for the additional services committed to. When will the integrated care agency be established and when will we see the relevant legislation?

With regard to the area of bio-ethics, could the Tánaiste indicate when he intends to legislate for stem cell research, as committed to? When will he legislate for post mortem procedures and organ retention practices, as recommended in the Madden report? The Government said it would legislate to change the organ donation system to an an opt-out system for organ transplantation rather than an opt-in system? When will this legislation be introduced?

With regard to the wider issue of charities, will the Tánaiste indicate when the Government will commence the charities legislation and establish a regulator under that legislation? The legislation has been passed by the Oireachtas but it has yet to be commenced.

The Deputy asked quite a lot of questions. If he bears with me, I will go through the Bills we intend to publish. The health (general practitioner medical service) Bill is expected this session. The heads of the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill have been approved by the Government. I do not know the date for the publication. The health identifiers Bill will be in 2013. With regard to the Health Information Bill, the Minister for Health will be bringing forward a revised scheme in view of policy developments. The health insurance (amendment) Bill is expected at the end of the year. The Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill is expected this session. With regard to the human tissue Bill, work is ongoing. A public consultation process on the introduction of an opt-out system of consent was launched in July, with a closing date for submissions of 20 September. It is not possible at this stage to give a date for the publication. The draft heads of the licensing of healthcare facilities Bill are being progressed with a view to having a public consultation process shortly. The Medical Practitioners (Amendment) (Medical Indemnity Insurance) Bill is expected this session. I do not have a date for the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill. Work is progressing on the national paediatric hospital development board (amendment) Bill.

On the public health (alcohol) Bill, preparation of the heads was approved by Cabinet on 22 October. I believe that covers all of the issues raised by Deputy Martin.

It does not. The Tánaiste has just re-announced those Bills that are committed but I asked about commitments in the programme for Government, for example, legislation on a hospital insurance fund, a patient safety authority and the provision of more residential places and home care packages through an integrated care agency. These are three specific commitments in the programme for Government, namely a hospital insurance fund, a patient safety authority and an integrated care agency. In the bioethical field, I asked about legislation that the Government committed to on stem cell research and changing the organ donation system to an opt-out regime.

I answered those questions. I will go back to what I said on the opt-out issue.

What about stem cell research?

A human tissue Bill is in preparation and I have already told the Deputy that I am not in a position to give him a-----

That Bill will not deal with stem cell research.

The long-standing practice is that Deputies wait to see a Bill before discussing what it does or does not contain.

It will deal with post mortems.

All of the issues in the programme for Government are being progressed. Some of them will be covered by the legislation to which I have already referred but all of the issues are being progressed by the Minister for Health.

I now call Deputy Adams.

Fianna Fáil must have a fierce amount of policy work going on.

There is a lot going on.

Some Fianna Fáil Deputies must be preoccupied with policy preparations.

I have simply been reading the programme for Government, that is all.

Allow Deputy Adams, please.

I accept that it is fantasy more than reality. I accept that point.

Would the Deputies mind-----

Deputy Martin would know all about fantasy.

Would the Deputies mind if I chaired the session?

The Tánaiste's response illustrates that the programme for Government is fantasy now and not reality.

If the Deputies do not mind, I would like to continue chairing this session. I ask the Deputies to stay quiet, please. I have called Deputy Adams.

It reads like something from another planet.

That applies to Deputy Martin. He has had a fair run, at eight minutes.

I apologise, a Cheann Comhairle, but clearly when I read out the programme for Government commitments, it sounded like something from another planet to the Tánaiste.

Deputy Martin has had eight minutes, which is more than adequate.