In regard to the White Paper on universal health insurance, the Minister for Health has undertaken to introduce universal health insurance at some point in the future. When will the commission established to look into this issue produce its report? The Minister has stated a report was imminent, but we are still awaiting it.

On a more urgent and serious issue, when will the patient safety authority be established on a statutory basis in view of the letter from emergency consultants to the HSE and HIQA setting out their concerns about patient safety in emergency departments? I remind the Taoiseach that it was only a couple of months ago when the CEOs of major hospitals expressed concern that hospitals were becoming unsafe because of cutbacks and the overwhelming number of cases presenting to emergency departments. The patient safety authority should oversee these services to ensure people can feel safe and confident when they go to a hospital, as opposed to consultants having to write letters to ask for resources.

I spoke to the Minister about the White Paper on universal health insurance. I expect it to be published in a maximum of three to four weeks. An enormous amount of work has been done on it. It is complex business.

I told the Taoiseach that three years ago, but he did not listen.

We will have plenty of time to discuss it in the House. The patient safety authority, PSA, is now in operation. I understand its establishment will be included in the work programme of the HSE and the service plan for 2014. The HSE expects to establish a board to oversee the PSA through its initial governance and operational arrangements. The post of chief executive of the PSA will be advertised in the first half of 2014. We will provide the Deputy with up-to-date information on the matter.