In the context of the announcement by the Minister for Health about lifetime community rating, will that require primary legislation or will it be done through statutory instrument or regulation?

Is there promised legislation here?

A commitment has been made that lifetime community rating will be introduced immediately for private health insurance. When will that be-----

What Bill is the Deputy referring to?

I do not know the Bill because he mentioned he would bring forward legislation to introduce lifetime community rating.

The Deputy should probably put the question to the Minister for Health directly. If he can tell me the Bill, I can tell him where it is in the-----

This is about promised legislation.

There has been a policy decision.

No. I will answer any question the Deputy has on a Bill that is on the legislative list.

We are entitled to raise policy issues as well, are we not?

If it is a policy issue, the Deputy should address it to the Minister.

There are other ways to raise it. I call Deputy Kitt.

The Tánaiste just does not know.

A Cheann Comhairle, we are entitled to raise policy.

No. The Deputy knows as well as I do. He is long enough here. He should not be playing games with me. I appreciate he wants to make a point. He has made his point and I now ask him to resume his seat. If he wants to table a parliamentary question, he may by all means do so.

The Tánaiste will be home in a few weeks and he will know all these things.